First, food. This is the window of a Sicilian bakery that's on my walk to my Italian class (yes, I stop for cannoli from time to time - do you blame me?). The chocolate nativity scene I showed in my last post is also from here.
The next two photos are from a specialty chocolate shop in Trastevere. They are most famous for their chocolate Easter eggs (photos on the walls inside the shop showcase their various impressive creations, including one egg that was so large that a child was photographed sitting inside), which I'll definitely go back to see in the Spring. This place has decent cannoli, but not my favorite - although I do like that they make them to-order; you're not buying one that's been sitting around for god-knows-how-long. Note the chocolate creations on the top shelf.
Same shop, but I wanted to point out the "hot chocolate". Do you see it? Yeah, it's that stuff in cups that looks like pudding or mousse. The Italian version of hot chocolate is actually melted chocolate, served with homemade cream (if you like), and topped off with biscotti, a cherry, and a meringue. It's a dessert, not a drink. I did not know this when I ordered one, thinking it would be a semi-chocolately drink as a chaser for my cannoli, and man...I got about halfway through them. And then I spent the rest of the afternoon bouncing off the walls, on a sugar high.
I went on an expedition to take photos of toy store windows, but unfortunately went close to noon, so most of the pictures did not come out very well. You can see my reflection in the one on the left. This is a toy store on the famous Piazza Navona. The one to the right is actually a perfume store, but the display was so charming, that I had to take a picture.
I did some walking about at night, to see the lights, but again, only a few photos are public-worthy. Here's are a couple worth showing. The left one is in Trastevere and the right one is a road that leads to the Pantheon.
And here, my favorite - not a Christmas photo per se, but it's a shot of the moon over the Pantheon on Christmas Eve.
How about some cheerful Christmas color?
And lastly, some shots of Indigo and I riding the carousel at the Christmas Market in Frascati.
Merry Christmas!
Hi Jamie! Sue from Fort Hill here. I'm on winter break and finally had time to read your whole blog. It is a joy to share in your experiences, and to see pictures of dear Indigo.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in Rome in 1970 I threw a coin in the Trevi Fountain and it must have worked because I am returning. I'll be in Rome for two weeks right after Easter and would love to see you!