Well yesterday 21 July was our second wedding anniversary, we have actually been together 31 years. I phoned our friends Larry and Vincenzo and we went to the Garbatella neighborhood of Rome for dinner. It is an area of Rome built during the Fascist era of public housing for single men, couples, people who could not afford living in Rome could find a decent place in this area. Every house has a little garden and the whole place has the feeling of seaside resort town.
We went to a trattoria Pe' Manga, a very simple restaurant but the food was so nice and so well prepared. Fresh home made pasta, very light to the taste with a sauce of mushrooms and radicchio, as a Segundo I had polpete (roman meat balls) with cooked chicory with a bit of garlic, so nice. A very nice house white wine and water. It was a nice evening and a quiet way to celebrate with good friends. All part of our memories of Rome, we will carry with us.
I still cannot believe how long you've been together! Maybe you should file an application with the World Guinness Book of Records! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I think your idea for a retirement project is excellent. There's definitely a market of tour-guiding worldly Asian-Canadians who have not seen a thing in Canada :) Just make sure you have something entertaining because I don't want to fall asleep touring Canada.
oh my goshh !! 31 yearsss !!!! wooottssss !!!!! congratulationssss !!!!!!! oh woww .. u both are such a beacon of hope for the rest of us ! THANK YOU ! geggegee
ReplyDeleteZocalo, not to worry, my tours are always entertaining. Thanks for the good wishes, but we have friends who have been together longer like 40 yrs.
ReplyDeleteThat's terrific that the two of you have been together so long!
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary!