Libby and I pinky swore not to hit the snooze button this morning so we could get ready fast, and venture out to find a department store with discounted items called Upim before class at 2:05. Hitting the alarm clock twice, I jumped in the shower for literally :45 seconds (due to roommates showering before their class, I never have the chance to enjoy a warm shower *tear*!!!) Taking the tramline, Upim was a lot closer than we thought, which was a pleasant surprise. It had a few stores but they were separated into 'departments' such as women's clothing in one store, bath, kitchen, beauty products in the next store, and (I am assuming men's and children's wear in the other building). I bought a handy dandy pocket sized notebook for an absurd price of €3.40 but I knew it was worth it because everywhere I shop and eat around Rome I wish I had something to write down the names. After Upim, we went next store to SimplyMarket (recommended by a friend because of the cheap prices). Now, Rome has it's aroma (get it- aROMA) but stepping into the market...was awful. The fish deli's smell traveled 5 aisles over to the laundry/detergent aisle...that just aint right. lesson/travel advice of the day when shopping in Italy:
WHAT to expect:
Bad smells.
An entire aisle dedicated to pasta.
Crazy loud people freaking out when they're ordering from the bread/butcher guy/counter (They were acting like there was one fruit cake left for Christmas Eve...but I guess it is Italian nightly dinners for ya).
When paying- they like it when you pay with your closest dollar (pay with 5 bill when it's €4something instead of a 10 bill) <-It has to do with the fact that they have €1 and €2 coins not bills
All and every American food/product price is jacked way up (Things such as: Activia yogurt, face wash, crackers, makeup, detergent)
Your local deli man to be sad when you don't see him as often because you found cheaper cheeses and meats...(sorry Rinno).
What NOT to expect:
No popcorn for over the stove. Over the past few days I have only found a maximum of microwave popcorn (3 packages) for a ridiculous price of €5.98.. (i heard i might be able to find real popcorn at a chinese store...hmm due i dare?)
No peanut butter..but we all knew this. Yes Libby and I caved in on buying a €3.76 jar of Nutella (It is great btw)
AUR's resgrads invited people to go ice skating at the Castel Sant'Angelo! (fun fact alert) Its a sheet of ice in the backyard of Roman Emperor Hadrian's mausoleum. Castel Sant'Angelo is a beeaauuutiful castle...for a dead man and his mourning family? ...Now a museum
We met to bus on over...and it started raining! This whole day was drizzling but it started coming down the closer we got to the rink. ANyways- I didn't skate.. was being cheap and didn't want to rent figure skates. But it was a fun time (the rain magically stopped when we were there, then started up again when we were leaving)
I heckled for an umbrella (saved €2 doing so) [Those guys always pop up where ever you are...with something handy -Sunglasses when it's sunny..umbrellas when it's raining..i hope they hand out €€ when Im broke *winky face*!]
...but I got what I asked for when it wasn't as durable as I was hoping it would be.
It's 1:08AM and I have class at 9AM.
Goodnight to all. xoxo
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