General Remarks
| Dish | Pronunciation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carbonara | car-boh-NAH-rah | A pasta dish made with eggs, cheese, pancetta, and pepper. |
| Cacio e Pepe | CAH-cho eh PEH-peh | A simple pasta dish with Pecorino Romano cheese and black pepper. |
| Supplì | soo-PLEE | Fried rice balls typically filled with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce. |
| Saltimbocca | sal-teem-BOH-kah | Veal wrapped with prosciutto and sage, cooked in white wine and butter. |
| Carciofi alla Romana | car-CHO-fee ah-lah roh-MAH-nah | Roman-style artichokes cooked with garlic, mint, and olive oil. |
Museums are free the first Sunday of the month. I hit some very good fortune.
Happenings
I ride the train from the airport to the city center. Before I get on the train, there is a sign that says free entrance. Therefore I do not buy a ticket. I get on the train and the conductor starts checking tickets. Fuck. She gets to me and I sheepishly tell her it is my first time in the country and that the sign said free entrance. She says that I have to pay 64 Euro. I tell her I cannot pay as I am a student and I will not be able to afford my hotel. She says I have to pay or else she will call the police and they will take my passport. I call the bluff and say that I will talk to the police. I deboard the train and three police officers come rushing over. They insist I hand my passport over. I ask if they will return it and they take this as a refusal. They put their hands on me. I finally hand it over, praying that they will return it, and then they start entering in my data into their system. They ultimately return my passport and give me a ticket for 114 Euro. I got a free ride on the airport train. Absolutely insane.
I went looking for fresh pizza. It took me three tries. In Rome. The first two places I went, I got served frozen pizza and had to send it back. I was absolutely stunned. Finally found a nice local pizzaria where you pay for pizza by weight. I asked the guy if it was frozen and he laughed at me and he asked if I want to watch him make it.
It was beer pong night in the hostel bar. Met a cool wasian guy named Kenji from Arizona, two Canadians from Saskatechewan, and a Frenchman. We had some drinks and then we decided to Uber to a pub (Nag’s Hed Scottish Pub). It was a very nice pub albeit expensive. Some Americans studying abroad from the hostel also decided pull up and we had a blast. It was my first time actually having fun at a bar, and I have tried a lot of times to do so.
Went to the Vatican today.