Il Pagliaccio

This morning, Josh took Charlotte to AquAniene so she could board the bus with her team for the trip to the Italian National Swimming Championships in Riccione. How exciting for her!

Once the younger kids were off to school, I decided I had to get in some exercise before a) going out for dinner again tonight, and b) sitting in the car for eight hours on our roundtrip to Riccione this weekend. After returning from the gym, I enjoyed some time sitting outside in the garden and having my lunch “da sola.”

Josh and Larry had gone to Piazza Venezia this morning in order to go up on top of the "Wedding Cake" for the best view over Rome. They made it back for a quick lunch because we were due at RIS for Olivia’s choral performance at 2:45pm.

I’m so proud of Olivia, she really sang her heart out at the concert - and she was right there in the front row. Josh, Larry, and I enjoyed the show. Afterwards, we went to run some errands with the kids; including a stop at a pasticcheria! Olivia had a swim lesson today and we all went to watch her… which she really appreciated. Then, we dropped her off at home with Avery and Morris, so the three of us could go out to dinner.

Larry treated us to a special meal at Il Pagliaccio – a very highly reviewed restaurant. And, it was special indeed. Instead of having the chef’s tasting menu, we created a tasting menu of our own by ordering six different dishes and sharing. I know I’ve shared many details of the fabulous meals we’ve experienced here in Italy, but this time I wouldn't even know where to begin. The dishes and flavors were so complex I couldn’t do them justice. As Josh said, it’s the first time since we've been living here that we’ve felt we weren’t dining in Italy. This restaurant could have been in London or New York – it had little to do with Italian cooking. The deserts were just as delicious as the savory dishes.

The weather has been extremely favorable and tonight was no exception. We had a pleasant stroll on Via Giulia after dinner.