Week with Parents
April 13th - 21st
Restaurants and Food
- Ciociaro – Fried calamari, many types of pasta and lamb
- Cooking Classes in Rome – Roman artichokes, chicken, salad, chocolate soufflé, mashed potatoes, and asparagus
- La tavernetta 29 da tony e andrea – Meats, cheeses, mussels, various pasta's and lamb
- Roma Sparita – Zucchini flowers, amatriciana and beef with peppers
- La Giostra – Carpaccio's, pear ravioli and florentine steak
- Pino's – Topjaw special
- Ristorante Parione – Shrimp and white beans, pici pasta, and veal ossobuco
- Caffetteria Gelateria dell'Olmo – Pistachio gelato in San Gimignano
- Cestello Firenze – Lots of raw fish and shrimp, split a John Dory
- Regina Corner – Raw fish, tagliatelle with duck ragout, and seabass
- Ristorante Do Forni – Scampi tagliolini with asparagus. Also had spiny lobster
Sights Visited / Activities
- Day 1 – Aperitivo by the Circus Maximus
- Day 2 – Had class all day while family toured the Vatican
- Day 3 – Walked around Rome; saw churches and Trevi Fountain
- Day 4 – Took train to Florence and stayed at Hotel La Gemma
- Day 5 – Toured Florence, saw the Accademia and climbed Duomo
- Day 6 – Day trip to San Gimignano and Siena. Lunch at Il Colombaio in Monteriggioni. Saw Siena's Duomo
- Day 7 – Day trip to Pienza. Visited Canneto and De'Ricci wineries in Montepulciano
- Day 8 – "Took train to Venice, walked around, went to Easter Mass at St. Mark's Basilica. Stayed at Nolinski Venezia
- Day 9 – Toured St. Mark's, Doge's Palace, Bridge of Sighs, and prisons. Visited Torture Museum and took a gondola ride