So this was the last day of our four-day weekend, and I just stayed in Rome and explored. On Friday I explored by myself; I rode the busses around town and saw a bunch of sites. I got to see some new parts of town (Piazza del Popolo and the northern part of town), and it was interesting to see who got off and on at different stops. It kind of reminded me of Seattle, because the ethnic and age composition of the both the passengers and the passerby varied depending on where we were.
Saturday Anjali and I did some shopping by our apartment in the Trastevere area and we went out to a Korean restaurant near our apartment with Megan (Monday I had Chinese with a bunch of people). Then on Sunday, Megan, Sterling, and I went to the Sunday flea market, Porta Portese. We also went to a park near our place, and visited churches in Trastevere, the historic center, and by the river. While I've been able to get by with English and little to no Italian, I definitely noticed my lack of Italian at the market and when Megan and I were trying to find our way back.
Today we figured out where some more delicious gelaterias and cafes are. My favorite gelaterias so far are Gelato a la Scala (by our apartment) and Giolitti (by the Pantheon/Piazza Navona), and my favorite cafes are Tazza d'Oro and Cafe St Eustachio. Manmeet, Brukab and I also attended a lecture on an international arms dealer and how he got off the hook in Italy. While he is somewhat of a special case, we thought it was ironic that an internationally-known criminal could get off while many regular immigrants have severe difficulties even getting permission to enter the country.
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