Monday, April 7, 2008

The Old Man and the Martini

When Italians start taking pity on Americans and their money troubles, it's not such a good sign. Maybe when I go to London, I should bring a little wooden bowl for alms. Hey, it might work.

Although, one thing - 200 euros (roughly US$300) to eat at a place where Hemingway once got drunk and emo? Look, you're in Rome! Go outside, pick a direction and walk towards a big crumbly stone structure. Congratulations! You're standing where dozens of crazy/cool/REALLY crazy yet cool Roman emperors once stood! For free! Or have a sandwich for a few bucks, if you insist! Huzzah!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Uhhh it'd be kind of hard to walk out of Harry's and into Rome since you'd be in Venice. But I'm sure you could probably stand where some famous people stood there too although not Roman emperors since Venice wasn't started till the fall of the Roman Empire.

Yee said...

Yup. Focused on the tag line rather than where the bar is. *shrugs* I read too fast sometimes.

But Venice is even better! Being so constrained in space ENSURES that you're walking where some of the greatest writers, authors, sculptors, political leaders, etc etc have been.

The point is - $300 is insane. :)