Arrived Roma

July 1, 2012 § 2 Comments

Got into Roma around 9.00 in the evening checked into our Hotel showered and then set off for Augusto’s trattoria in Trastevere. I first went there decades ago when I was student at the Academia Di Belli Arte. Sat down and within minutes bread wine mineral water are slapped down on the paper covered circa 1950’s laminex table we are sitting at. A mature waitress wanders over to take our order she is chewing on a piece of bread, its hot and sweaty, we want the speciality “Coniglio alla cacciatora”, we hear in our heart Augusto’s sadly departed voice, he had a hairlip and spoke with that muffled inflection. He never cared a damn how he sounded, the way he would say Coniglio just cracked me up… I am sure he lives in the memory of the countless numbers who have made their way to this place, generous earthy warm and funny. The food is of the earth fresh, hearty, honest and great value. Simplicity, humility, beauty. goodness…. Italia Italia Italia!!! My heart sings with joy being here, I add my voice to the millions whose souls have been rehabilitated in the arms of Italy, it makes you feel good about what it is to be human. And by the way the Coniglio is delicious!

Augusto’s is hardly visible its underneath the vine growing over the front, i’ve been going back to this place for over thirty years!

I lived in Piazza di Renzi on the corner in 1976 for 4 months and ate every day at Augusto’s, it was cheap then and remains inexpensive today.Walking back from Trastevere over the Tevere, hot sticky bella RomaStayed at a hotel just around the corner from the Pantheon, awe inspiring Roman Architecture, testament to a people of bold vision.Piazza delle Minervra Bernini is everywhere….!!!