I certainly think I spoke too soon about the gorgeous weather and the advent of Spring. Today was the second day of rain which is a pain. It’s not absolutely teaming but it is dampening. There’s nothing you can do unless you want to stay indoors all day and I can’t do that. So out comes the prickly Montenegran beanie, the overcoat is back in service and off I go for a walk down to Piazza Venezia and then up Via Corso to the Galleria Doria Pamphilj. The problem with walking in the rain in Rome is that so much walking space is shared with cars and that means getting splashed routinely. So you end up being wet around the cuffs of your pants Ho Hum! Anyway the Gallery was really lovely. It is a private collection in a family palace where they actually still live. It is one of this amazing collections…eclectic with rooms jammed full of paintings and sculptures. The best thing though is the palace itself and the frescoed walls, the amazing wallpaper, the gilded tables and mirrors. Just entrancing. So after that I walked back home via the supermarket to stock up a bit on food, then home again.
This afternoon I cooked up some Italian Broccoli (it’s different to broccoli as you know it) with garlic, oil, lemon juice and parmesan. It is delicious, gives me my vitamins and is great to have in the fridge for lunch. The other thing that is delicious here are the artichokes. I had one when I went out to dinner with Chris the other night. It was so delicious and different to what we know as artichoke hearts. I may even given cooking that a bit of a try but that might be a bit too complicated.
Apparently it’s supposed to clear up tomorrow…I hope so. When the weather is nice I want to take a bus outside Rome to Tivoli. Apparently the gardens are wonderful.
Off I go again. Hope Portugal is fantastic Hammy. 12 sleeps til Rosa arrives!!