Today, I am thinking of Rome and Italian food because I am dealing with the load of tomatoes that my husband has plunked down on our kitchen counter over the course of the week. I have close to fifty tomatoes to use today in a batch of tomato sauce that I will be canning for pizza sauce. We're big fans of pizza here in the grey cottage on the hill.
So, while the smell of tomato sauce builds to a peak in the kitchen, I have downloaded a few choice shots of our trip to Rome, several years back. We went as a delayed anniversary gift to ourselves. Flew into the little airport outside the city on a Ryan Air flight and took the bus into the city, muddled our way to a small pension near the Colosseum and spent five days walking and gawking, eating and drinking wine, and soaking up the Roman 'attitude'. It was wonderful!
I loved the small shops with all manner of foodstuffs. The windows were always so picturesque.
The Colosseum was a tired old wreck of a building that the Italian government is trying to preserve and restore ... I found its upper reaches far more photo-worthy than the actual street level architecture. The moon played along nicely.
We tossed our three coins into the Trevi Fountain, kissed on the deal, and trusted that we'd make it back to Rome sometime in the future. We haven't yet gone back, but life's long and who knows? For now, we have our memories ... and pizza sauce cooking in the kitchen!
Now ... link up over at Alyce's blog athomewithbooks and check out the other Saturday Snapshot posts that folks have shared! Get busy and post your own photoshare ... it's always fun to see what inspires everyone else!
What a great backdrop for making your tomato sauce...and I like the image of cooking in your "grey cottage on the hill."
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Looking at these photos makes me sigh and say "someday"...
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, and good luck with the tomatoes!
The tomatoes are making me hungry.. I love Italian food! Your pictures are great,too.
ReplyDeleteI'd love it if you would stop by and come see my pic for today.
Now I want to go to Italy.
ReplyDeleteah, Rome... I love your pictures, especially of the colluseum, it's not often to see pictures of more than just the outer structure. Rome is another place on my to-travel list... enjoy your tomatoes! Book Savvy Babe
ReplyDeleteThe Colisseum from that angle looks good. I saw it at street level and know what you mean. I hope the government does do more to preserve the ruins.
ReplyDeletePasta sauce sounds great... as soon as it cools off I will be pureeing tomatoes from the garden.
Italy and France are both vying for the top spot on my list of places I want to see someday. That's awesome that you have so many tomatoes, even though it must be a lot of hot work in the kitchen. We're starting to wonder if our tomatoes will ever ripen, it's been such a cool summer here. That being said, today is our first really hot day (upper 90s), so there's hope yet.
ReplyDeleteI would love to go to Italy... Rome, Florence, Venice all sound so wonderful. Maybe I'll get there some day. Meanwhile, I enjoyed looking at your photos.
ReplyDeleteLovely pix! I've seen so many pictures of the Trevi, I feel almost as if I've seen it live! I can't wait until I do.
ReplyDeleteThe beautiful ruins of Rome and of course the famous Trevi Fountain.Thank you for the photos.
ReplyDeleteWe've had a row of hot days and today while you were making pizza sauce, I was making dill pickles. A hot kitchen.
ReplyDeleteLove your photos of Rome.
Great shots! Rome is a place I definitely want to visit one day soon!
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos... that one of the Coliseum is marvellous. What a special angle and perspective you've captured. I was in Rome almost 10 years ago, would love to go back after seeing your snapshots here. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the memories! I too want to return to Italy someday. I love the way you shot the coliseum. Great photo.
ReplyDeleteSuch great photos, and wonderful memories, and I'm sure delicious pizza sauce- well done for making your own, I'm sure it makes the pizzas taste sensational.
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