Sunday morning Daniela and Marina drove us into the city for the flee markets, we have to start with a coffee at a typical bar. We stand at the bar and have a cappuccino which is how the Romans start their day. Cappuccino is only a morning drink, we also have a corneto, which is a roman croissant dipped into the cappuccino. Off to the markets and we split up for a couple of hours to let each other explore.. Daniela and Marina head straight for the record vendors to try their luck. Sandy and I are given a address on a piece of paper so we can show it to the many police if we find ourselves lost, Daniela is our gardian angel.
Many amazing vendors and yes a shipping container may be the only solution. We come across so many things. I think the New Pope is having a clean out at the Vatican by having many stands at the markets, as the religious memorabilia was everywhere, a couple of marble holy water fonts take my eye and you can see where they were ripped of the wall!!!! The smell of fresh lacqare and a roman man assuring me it was an "original antique" BUT still 3 and 1/4 months to go and we need to have less to carry not more, but I,m sure we can find some markets later in the trip. We did find a couple of records to add to Marina and Daniela's collection as they love the 70's. We found a Chicago double album "Gate Fold" yes Marina I have been listing to what you have taught me!!!!! + America's History Greatest Hits. A little bit of the usual Italian loud communication of the voice and the the hand actions!!!!between Daniela and Marina as to who was to be the proud owner of each one. Daniela win's and tells Marina that she will have to have America!!!
Many amazing vendors and yes a shipping container may be the only solution. We come across so many things. I think the New Pope is having a clean out at the Vatican by having many stands at the markets, as the religious memorabilia was everywhere, a couple of marble holy water fonts take my eye and you can see where they were ripped of the wall!!!! The smell of fresh lacqare and a roman man assuring me it was an "original antique" BUT still 3 and 1/4 months to go and we need to have less to carry not more, but I,m sure we can find some markets later in the trip. We did find a couple of records to add to Marina and Daniela's collection as they love the 70's. We found a Chicago double album "Gate Fold" yes Marina I have been listing to what you have taught me!!!!! + America's History Greatest Hits. A little bit of the usual Italian loud communication of the voice and the the hand actions!!!!between Daniela and Marina as to who was to be the proud owner of each one. Daniela win's and tells Marina that she will have to have America!!!
Back to the house for tonight's cooking lesson after a lunch stop at a local roman kitchen Trattoria loosely translated as a restaurant for people of "low critical expectations" Got to love how words are translated, home style cooking. Daniela tells us he was born in a kitchen like this and said "this is his life" food is the social life of a roman, the food was great and the old man that owns the place still does the bill in Lire and then converts it to Euro even though it changed in 2000.
Ciac bella / bello now I know 11 words!!
Goodbye beautiful ladies or handsome gentlemen
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