Ciao a tutti!!

Mi chiamo Caitlyn e sono una studentessa di francese e italiano all’università di glasgow. This year I am living abroad in Italy for one academic year teaching students in an Italian liceo. I live in a small town called Priverno, which is around one hour from Rome by train. It is molto facile for me to get to Rome, so I often spend my weekends there. For my first post, I wanted to give a small introduction to the beautiful city Rome.

This is a picture that my friend drew of me… so you will know where I am in Italy!

Rome

As most of you will already know, Rome is a grande città and la capitale of Italy with almost 3 million people living there. It is very well known for a number of things, for instance its food! When visiting Rome, I always make sure to have dinner here. Usually I enjoy having pasta and my favourite pasta to order here is Carbonara, a typical Roman dish. It is made with eggs, pepper and guanciale (pork). It is a bit different to the one we have back home, as Italians don’t put cream in this dish. Actually cream in this pasta is considered a crime here so don’t expect to have it like that when visiting Rome.

Of course I have also had pizza here which is molto delizioso! Roman pizza is typically known for its thin and crunchy crust, and also its dough.

this is a Roman pizza with prosciutto e funghi

Although this pizza is good, I will admit that I prefer pizza from Naples which has a softer dough-ier crust. But luckily in Rome, both pizza options are available!

Here is a Neapolitan pizza I had whilst in Rome – it is a classic margherita

Another great thing about Rome is all of the historical sights. I have quite a lot of sights now, some of which include:

The colosseum (il colosseo) which is probably one the most famous sights in Rome known for its rich history

This is the Chiesa di Sant’ Ignazio di Loyola a very beautiful church close to The Pantheon (another fantastic sight to see)

But my favourite sight of all is The Trevi Fountain (La Fontana di Trevi) which is by far the most beautiful sight to visit. È una tradizione molto famosa to throw a coin into the fountain whilst closing your eyes. Legend says that the person who throws the coin will tornare a roma one day. The fountain is an extremely busy attraction, so I would recommend you visit it at night. In my opinion it is prettier when it is dark, as the fountain is all lit up which makes it even more beautiful. It is also known to be a very romantic place. In fact, on my first visit to Rome, I witnessed a couple get engaged!

Here is The Trevi Fountain in all it’s glory!!

I still have a lot more to uncover about Rome and Italy in general, but this was just a little taste of it! If you have any questions, please ask me!!