Gelato, gelato, gelato

Last night I got to meet up with my friend Jamie who I ran cross country with in high school. She goes to Duquesne, and they have a campus in Rome. It was so great to see her. She showed me a gelato place that has at least 30 flavors. IT IS AMAZING. It took me like 10 minutes to decide what kind I wanted. We got gelato, and walked around, then stopped at a bar and got a few drink while we waited for Leah to meet up with us.

We went to dinner at an osteria on a side street. It was on the same level as Shiro. Pretty sure we were in someone's house; it almost made me forget I was in the center of Rome. I ordered penne all'arrabiata (big surprise) and our waiter brought over extra peperoncino- a man after my own heart, since I put it on everything I eat. Jamie and I thought about going out, but nobody else wanted to come out with us. I'm really excited to see her more.

Today I brought Leah to the gelato place and her friend Sam. Sam had already been there more than once and pointed out some great flavors and we window shopped a little bit. Sam invited us over for dinner, which we graciously accepted, but it wasn't until I got home that I figured if we went over for dinner we would be staying out until at least 10 (if not later). Normally this wouldn't be a problem, but tomorrow Leah and I are going to Bordeaux, France! And are waking up at 5am. We kind of picked it randomly by looking at where the cheapest flights go. It will be funny to go somewhere that people don't speak Italian.

Rome is supposed to be hit with some snow this weekend, so hopefully we won't have any problems getting back into the country. Ciao Italia, Bonjour France!