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Author: ts345.teamts345.team Date: Apr 4, 2008 09:44
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...
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 "Trinità 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.
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 = 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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Author: Gerald Oliver SwiftGerald Oliver Swift Date: Apr 4, 2008 10:04
gmail.com> wrote in message
news:84139864-7061-4355-9f11-41738b5efe51@m3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
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 ...
It's a disaster to eat out ANYWHERE in "Tourist Italy" period.
Gerry
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Author: Spider PigSpider Pig Date: Apr 4, 2008 11:19
> 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...
>
> 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 "Trinità 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.
>
> 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 = 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 ...
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Author: Runge11Runge11 Date: Apr 4, 2008 12:54
Troll
gmail.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:84139864-7061-4355-9f11-41738b5efe51@m3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
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...
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 "Trinità 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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Author: Runge11Runge11 Date: Apr 4, 2008 12:56
> 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...
>
> 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 "Trinità 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.
>
> 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 = 135 USDollars, for: 4 ice cream cones with 2 scoops each, ...
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Author: ts345.teamts345.team Date: Apr 4, 2008 14:01
On Apr 4, 9:56 pm, "Runge11" bigfoot.com> wrote:>> 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...
>
>> 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 "Trinità 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.
>
>> 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 ...
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Author: irwellirwell Date: Apr 4, 2008 16:16
On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 11:19:19 -0700 (PDT), Spider Pig
yahoo.com> wrote:
>On 4 Apr, 18:44, ts345.t...@ gmail.com wrote: >> 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...
>>
>> So, there we...
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Author: poldypoldy Date: Apr 4, 2008 18:09
In article <65n5e0F1nf6uqU1@ mid.individual.net>,
"Gerald Oliver Swift" hotmail.com> wrote:
> gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:84139864-7061-4355-9f11-41738b5efe51@m3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
> 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 ...
>
> It's a disaster to eat out ANYWHERE in "Tourist Italy" period.
>
> Gerry
I don't remember gelato being that expensive.
There's a place near the Trevi fountains, which got reviewed well in the
usual guide books.
Suppose to have artisanale stuff. A few euros.
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Author: Runge11Runge11 Date: Apr 4, 2008 23:34
Thank you irwell, positve guy, always here to help
"irwell" yahoo.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:8kddv31rul50oociqnvsb7di9cbmooirlk@4ax.com...> On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 11:19:19 -0700 (PDT), Spider Pig
> yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>On...
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