la dolce vita

yesterday marked both one month in europe and our arrival in rome. we were both incredibly sad to be leaving lucie and peter and the comfortable country life we'd gotten used to there, but were also excited to be arriving in rome. we were greeted by intense rain and cool weather, but were immediately cheered upon entering our apartment. it's in a very central area on a hip little shopping street and is pretty much just amazing. two bedroom/two bath, huge living room, 15 foot ceilings, great views over the street.... what was barre thinking letting us stay here? we kind of feel like kids who snuck into their parents' bedroom when they were out of town. ah well, we'll make the most of it! last night we made dinner after walking around a bit and trying to get our bearings, and though it was not a bad meal at an amazing dining table, we felt like we were missing two key components, namely lucie and peter. lucie inspired me to start cooking more though, as she was simply a whiz with a cookbook in front of her, so i definitely need to buy some cookbooks and get going once i get back to p-town. for now we're off to the piazza di spagna, for an afternoon of wandering and taking in the overwhelming beauty and history that is rome.