Howdy!
So my parents have been in town since last week, and they leave tomorrow! The time with them has gone so quickly, but it has been great having them here.
Today, I toured through Rome with them to some places that I'd seen already, but also to some places I haven't seen before. We went to the typical sites in Rome (Victor Immanuel building, coliseum, pantheon etc...) but we also got to see some new places, such as the catacombs and a spectacular cathedral that I hadn't seen before (I think it was St. John's). In their time here, they hired two tour guides (Luca and Lorenzo, twin brothers who, in my opinion, should have their own stand up comedy act) to take us around. We rode in style in their Mercedes van (it had two rows of seats, so I had the back row all to myself!). They even gave us Italian nicknames, as they thought our American names were too boring (Tomasso for my dad Tim, Susanna for my mom Susan, and Giacomo for me).
We've ate almost all of our meals together. For lunch, we went to a cafe recommended by Lorenzo where my mom had a white pizza with mozzarella and Gorgonzola cheese (which I got a bite of and it was amazing). For dinner tonight, we ate outdoors downtown with heaters surrounding our table. We had a nice view of the open square, and there was even a small choir of girls singing outside (two of them were playing violin, it was great!). I had some awesome tortellini with ham. For dessert, we walked to a gelato shop called Della Palma, which has over 150 different varieties. We got to choose two flavors, so I went with Kit-Kat and Peanut Butter. So far, it is the best gelato I've had in Rome.
Basketball has finally started up this week, and I have it again tomorrow. I'll be back on Thursday with an update on that.
JC
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