Dinner Down the Street

Last night Nicole D, Nicole V, Ilana, Allison, and I went out to get dinner. It was the Roman holiday Republican Day, so we expected to walk around for a while and maybe find a pizza place that was open. To our surprise, we walked half a block down the street from our apartment and saw that a restaurant was open. We walk by this restaurant almost everyday but have never stopped to check it out. So, we sat down, ordered some red wine and pasta, and had a lot of fun. The two men who waited on our table spoke barely any English at all and wore gold crosses around their necks. We were so happy to have a real dinner, and they thought this was very amusing. We sat outside at the restaurant until the sun was almost down. The only other customers were a table of Italian women who ordered fruity drinks and chatted and painted their fingernails. It was a relaxed atmosphere, to say the least, and just what we all needed.