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| Jewish Museum |
After our breakfast this morning we were headed to the
Jewish section of Rome.
We were
made aware that this section existed, so we decided to visit it and see the
area.
We took a bus to this
vicinity and found the Jewish temple and the Jewish museum.
It was interesting to see this area in
the center of Rome, but we were disappointed to see so much
security around the temple and museum.
Unfortunately this is reality in this day and age, but a very sad
situation.
It is sad to see that
people all over the world cannot leave in peace and get along, but seeing all
the security around this temple and museum gives us all a sense of
reality.
There were several
interesting Kosher restaurants in the area as well, in addition to a kosher
butcher.
Once we left this area,
we walked around Rome a bit more and walked toward the Piazza Navona.
In this area we found a great pizza
place and gelateria.
We had a
slice of vegetable pizza that was outstanding and then had some gelato at
Gelateriadel Teatro ai Coronari, a gelateria that I had read about on the Conde
Nast website.
The choice of
flavors were numerous and Gail and I tied a variety of five flavors ………. each
was superb and freshly made.
Once
we completed our gelato we walked over to the Spanish Steps again and then over
to Trevi fountain to find them both still under reconstruction.
The tour groups and crowds were there
anyways.
In addition to the
crowds, there wer all the typical souvenir stands selling all the same typical
tourist “junk”. Eventually we made our way back to our room for some rest.
After a break for an hour or so we went
back to the Trastevere district of Rome for dinner.
We found a small restaurant that I found on the buzzfeed
website.
The pasta was excellent
as were the prices for the food and wine.
After a satisfying dinner we took the bus back to our B&B to
organize our luggage for the train ride to Civitavecchia tomorrow for an
overnight stay before getting on the cruise ship on Friday.
We have enjoyed our stay in Rome, but
the crowds of thousands of people and tour groups were just too, too much.
As I recall from our last journey to
Italy in 2007, the drivers here are extremely aggressive and are not courteous
enough to allow anyone the right to cross the street unless they are forced
to.
Everyone is in some kind of
rush. We seem to be more relaxed in the small quaint towns of Europe that are
off the beaten path.
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| Tour Groups Everywhere |
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| Crowds Everywhere! |
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| Crowds outside the closed Trevi Fountain |
After our breakfast this morning we were headed to the
Jewish section of Rome. We were
made aware that this section existed, so we decided to visit it and see the
area. We took a bus to this
vicinity and found the Jewish temple and the Jewish museum. It was interesting to see this area in
the center of Rome, but we were disappointed to see so much
security around the temple and museum.
Unfortunately this is reality in this day and age, but a very sad
situation. It is sad to see that
people all over the world cannot leave in peace and get along, but seeing all
the security around this temple and museum gives us all a sense of
reality. There were several
interesting Kosher restaurants in the area as well, in addition to a kosher
butcher. Once we left this area,
we walked around Rome a bit more and walked toward the Piazza Navona. In this area we found a great pizza
place and gelateria. We had a
slice of vegetable pizza that was outstanding and then had some gelato at Gelateriadel Teatro ai Coronari, a gelateria that I had read about on the Conde
Nast website. The choice of
flavors were numerous and Gail and I tied a variety of five flavors ………. each
was superb and freshly made. Once
we completed our gelato we walked over to the Spanish Steps again and then over
to Trevi fountain to find them both still under reconstruction. The tour groups and crowds were there
anyways. In addition to the
crowds, there wer all the typical souvenir stands selling all the same typical
tourist “junk”. Eventually we made our way back to our room for some rest. After a break for an hour or so we went
back to the Trastevere district of Rome for dinner. We found a small restaurant that I found on the buzzfeed
website. The pasta was excellent
as were the prices for the food and wine.
After a satisfying dinner we took the bus back to our B&B to
organize our luggage for the train ride to Civitavecchia tomorrow for an
overnight stay before getting on the cruise ship on Friday. We have enjoyed our stay in Rome, but
the crowds of thousands of people and tour groups were just too, too much. As I recall from our last journey to
Italy in 2007, the drivers here are extremely aggressive and are not courteous
enough to allow anyone the right to cross the street unless they are forced
to. Everyone is in some kind of
rush. We seem to be more relaxed in the small quaint towns of Europe that are
off the beaten path. 
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