When in Rome...drink lots of coffee and eat lots of gelato

We crammed a lot into our time in Rome…a lot of coffee and gelato that is.

It would be remiss of us not to. 

The gelato was amazing. One particularly good gelateria that we visited was San Crispino which had beautiful fresh seasonal flavours, served in a cup and not a cone to keep the taste as authentic as possible. We enjoyed scrumptious scoops of ginger and cinnamon, honey and cream, chocolate meringue, pistachio and chocolate rum.

The coffee was also quite good. For the coffee aficionados out there, it is nowhere near as good as Melbourne’s, but it is a shining light compared with the rest of Europe. The Romans drink their coffee standing up at the bar, served by baristas wearing suits and bowties. As much as anything, it was a fun cultural experience.