20 Euros Ice Cream in Rome
- From: ts345.team@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 12:16:07 -0700 (PDT)
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...
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.
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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