Day 7 - January 31st 2009 Rome, Italy

Spent today lazily walking around historic Rome with Katie. At dinner time Katie and I set off in search of a piccolo trattoria to get some delicious cibo. It was 8:30pm on a Saturday night but we didn’t see very many people at all in any of the eateries on Via Nazionale. We kept up our search and were rewarded for our tenacity when we stumbled upon la bottega del caffe, where many Italians were sitting outside enjoying caffe, wine and such. I was slightly intimidated but eventually found the host and requested un tavolo per due. The vino bianco was eccellente, and we ordered the traditional Roman dish which included pork, fried zucchini, e patate. Before that came we let our senses feast upon a plate of assorted cheeses with honey and walnuts dip, an appetizer that all restaurants the world over should serve. Dinner was the highlight of the night and we returned for rest thereafter.