On Apr 4, 9:56 pm, "Runge11" wrote:
> "Spider Pig" a =E9crit dans le message denews:5=
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> On 4 Apr, 18:44, ts345.t...@gmail.com wrote:
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> > I know my story is nothing new among seasoned travelers, but I could
> > still be a refresh warning for the more "rookies" of us all...
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> > So, there we were, in Rome for the first time, me, wife, and 4 kids,
> > just a few hundred meters from Piazza di Spagna, and the kids see this
> > Gelateria ( ice cream shop), Caffetteria gelateria Antica Roma,
> > located in Via di Propaganda 26, just seconds from Piazza di Spagna
> > and the famous "Trinit=E0 dei Monti".. My wife enters the Gelateria with=
> > the kids, and i chose to stay outside to take pictures and keep watch
> > on our youngest one, still in the stroller.
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> > Now, being an Italian myself, I should have seen it coming, but not at
> > this level. My wife came out of the Gelateria with the kids, iced
> > cream cones, and a *very* strange expression of guilt on her face. She
> > told me that she was charged and in a moment of brain stress induced
> > brain blackout, she paid 90 euros for the ice creams. That IS correct,
> > 90 EUROS =3D 135 USDollars, for: 4 ice cream cones with 2 scoops each,
> > plus a small cup with one scoop, plus a small slice of tiramisu. 9
> > Scoops of ice cream and a slice of cake, 135 dollars... And yes, I
> > still have the receipt and a picture of the ice creams...
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> > Guys, when in Rome, FIRST, ASK FOR THE PRICE !!! if it seems too much,
> > turn around and *leave*.
> > There are no words to describe how stupid and cheated I felt
> > I should have gone back in, called the police, and created a huge
> > fuss, but I did not, my bad, my loss.
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> > Truth to be told, Rome is gorgeous. Just treat the downtown area like
> > "enemy territory" when it comes to eating and drinking. If budget is
> > an issue at all, stay in the outskirts, like we did, and use the metro
> > to go downtown.
> > We found an A+ apartment to rent for 5 days, it was absolutely
> > perfect, mint-like condition, clean, organized and with all you can
> > need. On the same street there was a "Pizza al Taglio" place that had
> > some great deals on some exquisite pizza al taglio. 6 of us ate pizza
> > for dinner from 10 to 15 euros and we could not finish it all...
> > Daily market in the street with fresh fruit and weggies , two cafe-bar
> > that were competing on the best cappuccino e cornetto ( 1 euro for a
> > fantastic capuccino, 1.80 with the warm cornetto ) it was a perfect
> > location to have as a base.
> > Grocery shop one minute away, we tried to pack drinks and snacks
> > before we headed into downtown Rome, so to be self-sufficient in our
> > needs and had to "eat out" only two times ( a disaster to eat out in
> > "tourist Rome") AND then we had the ice cream disaster... Caveat
> > emptor ...
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> > Rome,
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> don't forget....ice cream also has a high faeces content.....
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