We meet at lunch time, upon arrival  we’ll start with a brindisi ‘cheer’ of Prosecco,  together with olives, salami, particular cheeses etc.
After chatting and greeting, we’ll set at the table end the first course is ‘tortellini in brodo’ tortellini cooked in this amazing meat soup done with hen, calf, capon,  beef, carrots, onion, celery etc.
After the soup we’ll have the meat (the same boiled in the soup) with mayonnaise ( handmade), ‘salsa verde’ broccoli and artichokes.
In the meanwhile and since a while, the lamb is cooking in the oven…
When we are done with these delicacies, the roosted lamb follows with roosted potatoes and ‘puntarelle’ salad.
When we are done the table is cleaned and fruits and all kinds of Christmas desserts follows: panettone, pandoro and torroni of every kind.
Of course dessert came together with the liquors we use to digest…Amari, mirto and above all grappa.

Every year on June 29th we celebrate our patron saints, Peter and Paul. 


According to tradition, the two apostles came to Rome and were both martyred in the same period under the order of Emperor Nero, although in different places. 

The Pope offices a solemn Mass in Saint Peter Basilica dedicated to the saints Peter and Paul in the morning.

The recital of the Angelus is held in Saint Peter square at noon

We love this national holiday called Workers' Day, or primo Maggio. We don’t work, the most of the attractions are closed It’s one of the great occasion for  picnic or big outdoor lunch with family and friends.
Must have food is ‘fave e pecorino’: Fava beans and Pecorino cheese, very tasty… a bite of pecorino cheese and a bean while chatting and having fun and wine.
 On May 1,the big happening is the free concert in front of the Basilica of San Giovanni.it is a great musical event attended by thousands of people. It is organized by the trade unions.
It starts around 2pm and finishes around midnight, with many local and international artists playing throughout. The crowd is enormous, very young and enthusiastic. If you are not attending the concert, I suggest avoiding the area.

Liberation Day, the Festa della Liberazione, celebrates the end of Nazi occupation during World War II, and the end of Fascist rule in Italy. It’s an important national holiday in Rome and in Italy.

The main event is the solemn tribute to the tomb of the unknown soldier in the Vittoriano  by the President of the Italian Republic and the highest offices of the State that takes place in the morning. 
The President lays a  laurel wreath on the altar in memory of the fallen and missing Italians in the wars.

​Rome was founded on April 21, 753 BC. We have a very long history! For us April 21st is quite an holiday: the ‘Natale di Roma’.

Each year we celebrate in the morning with an historical parade that start in the Circus Maximus, proceed along the Foro Boario, at the bottom of the Capitol, reach Venezia square and then it winds along via dei Fori Imperiali to the Colosseum and back along via di San Gregorio to the Circus Maximus.

Practically  the same route of the ancient triumphal processions but in reverse.

This is brand new…

never happened before that a car race would take place in the EUR roman neighborhood.

The Formula E is electric but they reach an amazing speed… the itinerary will pass by the EUR obelisk, on via Cristoforo Colombo, by the ‘Nuvola’ or Cloud, Palazzo dei Congressi etc.
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Basically 5 minutes away from where I live.

Surely, the EUR was designed in grand scale, with large avenues and open spaces back in the 30s of the last century, nevertheless I cannot imagine the road I daily use turned into a race circuit.

It has been crazy for us this week, with roads closings and such. I am curious…my husband will try to see the tests tomorrow. I may see it Sunday on television…