Super Bowl Sunday

Hi there,

Super Bowl Sunday began in the afternoon after a long night's rest.  Fortunately, we have excellent blinds in our room that are able to block out what would be the glaring 2 PM sunlight.  A quick shower and cleanup of the apartment was followed by a walking excursion into downtown Trastevere.  My friends and I walked around for about an hour.

In the middle of the trip, we stumbled upon a dessert store.  After a quick scanning of the shop, we realized that they'd had what I've been looking for since I arrived in Rome, cannolis!  I caved and bought one, and it was spectacular, best cannoli I've ever had.  Although, there are several dessert shops in town, so I'll continue to adventure to find the best one.

At night we went back downtown to watch the Super Bowl at a place called T Bone Station, which was pretty American for Rome, but an appropriate patriotic celebration nonetheless.  They couldn't seat us right away, so we went to this fast food burger place called Beerland (yes, Beerland).  Most of my meals here have consisted of some form of pizza or pasta, which made my bacon cheeseburger taste that much better.  If you've ever watched the reality show "Survivor," picture the episode where they're finally able to eat real food for the first time.  Okay, so perhaps that comparison is a bit dramatic, and by a bit, I mean way too dramatic (I've been spoiled with good food here!).  But eating a cheeseburger was worth it.

We went back to T Bone for the start of the game around 12:30, and when all was said and done, we got home around 5 in the morning.  There were just a few of us left in the bar when by the time the game wrapped up.  Getting up at 7:30 for my 3 hour Art History class was not the most pleasant experience.

We have some day trips in Italy planned for this upcoming weekend which I'm stoked about, check back around Sunday for details.

JC