Eternal city

Last weekend me and Neringa spent in Rome. It was our hide-away for the Valentines day. Whenever I come to Roma, I am overwhelmed by Italian way of life: food, culture of expression, service and comforting feeling of homefullness!

We managed to see the majority of attractions in the city: Colleseum, Piaza Venezia, Trevi fountains and many many more... one of the most interesting experiences was dinner at a real Roman restaurant.

Giacomo have booked us a table at the Ristorante del Pallaro, which was a great experience...

...The stern woman in white who emerges in clouds of steam from the bustling kitchen is owner Paola Fazi, who runs two simple dining rooms where value-conscious Romans go for good food at bargain prices. (She also claims -- although others dispute it -- that Julius Caesar was assassinated on this very site.) The fixed-price menu is the only choice and has made the place famous. Ms. Fazi prepares everything as if she were feeding her extended family. As you sit down, your antipasto, the first of eight courses, appears. Then comes the pasta of the day, followed by roast veal, white meatballs, or (on Fri) dried cod, along with potatoes and eggplant. For your final courses, you're served mozzarella, cake with custard, and fruit in season. The meal also includes bread, mineral water, and half a liter of the house wine. Believe me it was very very hard to go back home, as we were quite dizzy as well as very full and delighted by this dining experience...very down to earth, very real and genuine...

So anyone willing to give it a try look for Largo del Pallaro...

Roma...!