Whiskey In The Jar

Am I doing this right?

i leave tomorrow for two weeks in italy. pray for me.

safe journey, my man.

enjoy dude! i will be there in july ... save some gelato for me

I would definitely love to hear about y'all's experiences if you'd oblige. My wife and I are still in the infant planning stages for next year, and I'd love to hear some do's and don'ts.

Make sure you get back in time for 8/19

Do: Make time to get lost, explore the little villages, check out the coast, rent Vespas on Capri, be mindful of twisty drives if one is prone to car sickness

Don’t: Focus just on the tourist spots, assume that all Italian food will be excellent (particularly in tourist spots), disregard little hole-in-the-wall restaurants by the side of the road

what's that neighborhood just west of the tiber?

The best gelato and Jewish bakery in the city - Trastevere

Trastevere is an old part of Rome that is akin to the village. Lots of small little nooks, young people, and places to get food/drinks.

One of my favorite places in Rome is Gianicolo, the hill that overlooks the city. There’s a nice walk up and most cities have some kind of skyline view but Rome is unique because it is dispersed with ancient ruins. There’s also chill garden walk stuff, old men playing bocce. And then you can take a walk down into Trastevere.

Also a big fan of walks along Via del Corso, Via Cola di Rienzo, a lot of classic sites along those roads.

Villa Borghese is nice and leads to Via Veneto which is an upscale, more modern part of Rome. Some swanky restaurants here.

But in rome you dont have to pay an arm and a leg to eat well. Just make sure, as trag said, to avoid touristy area food. A lot of that is frozen and not made fresh. If not sure - ask them is it made in house? If you are near the Vatican, which can be a bit of a black hole food-wise, check out Cucina Abruzzese Pizzeria (16 Via Cantone). This is a neighborhood spot, family-owned, classic Roman, normal-priced, amazing food.

Go to Bologna

yeah, between this and what we called the zodiac on monte mario (named after an old italian club), you won't get better view. it's funny, but no one goes there besides the locals; you virtually have it to yourself.


funny, but i lived for a year in rome and have been back about 10 times. i've never stepped foot in villa borghese.

keep your eye on the strikes this july throughout italy. there are a lot planned, particularly some affecting the airports.

I love italy so much. Studied abroad 4 months there in college, fiesole, just out of Florence.

Been back only once and hoping to go there for the honeymoon.

thanks. i checked and it looks like the strikes are kind of in spurts.... so are you a AS Roma fan or a Lazio fan? answer carefully

i’d support this now

very logical

There is no valid argument against it

We’ll talk about it and revisit this time next year