Since it was 6:30 ish and I'd been working all day, I thought why not being spontaneous? I changed, put on a scarf and off we went.
It was SURREAL. There was no traffic on Lungotevere, the main street that runs along the river. During rush hour, it's stand still traffic.
Yesterday? Niente, nada, nothing.
We couldn't believe it. Rome has really emptied out (except for the tourists.)
After zipping around the Aventine Hill, we went to a bar on the Gianicolo hill.
Aperol spritz, a perfect summer drink.
Rush hour traffic yesterday.
19 comments:
Great photo!
awesome!!! and love her helmet! and so cool that she has an extra one for impromptu friend rides!
Yes, there are some benefits to being alone in big Italian cities in August! It's taking me like 10 minutes less to get to work in the morning... :)
awesome!!! (oh, kim already said that...!) Love it. Two cool chicks on a vespa in summer in rome.
Ci vediamo fra presto cara :)
.... or would that be fra poco? Yeah I think fra poco is right.
so true...I can hear every time the cashier scans an item at the supermarket five floors down, across the street and one block over! Note to self, next year When in Rome,
LEAVE as the Romans do!
this post made me smile. the scarf, the helmet, the drink, and the photos :)
It always amazes me how European cities clear out in August. Who minds the store. Wish Chicago would clear out. LOL!
gil - grazie!
kimb - it was fun to get out of the house.
sara - and less pollution. woot.
diana - Yes I think fra poco (or is it tra poco?) is correct. Allora, non vedo l'ora.
regina - we'll see what happens next year. I might have to get out if only because of the killer heat.
erin - It was a great last minute thing to do.
glamah16 - you know that would never happen in the States. ha.
Unless the store caters to tourists (or is a pharmacy...they rotate closing weeks) no one is minding the store because the store is closed.
Hi nyc/caribbean ragazza,
It's too bad Americans don't follow European ways of doing things. If we did we wouldn't be having this health-care (non) debate now and we would all be on 'holiday'!
monie - seriously. Americans take less vacation days than any other industrialized nations. No wonder we are so stressed out!
The open road? What could be better in the summer? Sounds like you had a good time.
Going back to you and Monie - yeah, and if we were less stressed out, we'd need less healthcare! So it's all win-win if we could follow European ways.
Sounds like a great evening. What is an Aperol spritz? My fave summer aperitif was always campari/soda.
lenox ave - we'll get to enjoy this quiet for two more weeks then it's back to crazy traffic.
jen - I agree. To me that's a no brainer but I don't see the culture changing any time some. An Aperol spritz is similar to Campari and soda but less bitter. Also it's made with prosecco.
Whee! That sounds like fun.
Bonus points for the American helmet!
Ooooh, a scooter and a deserted Lungotevere...close to heaven!
I love that bar up at the top of the Gianicolo, great views!
adf - it was fun.
valerie - the traffic was starting to pick up again on Monday. Those quiet days are over until the next big holiday!
I can't believe you are drinking Aperol spritz in Rome. When did it get hip there? It's old school in Veneto but I saw the TG5 raving about it in Jesolo as if they had never heard of the drink!
Irene - not sure when it became hip. Last summer, maybe?
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