Ways that this might already be a good day

[incuidicetutto]

I like getting up early these days - more sunlight - and I am so happy I did not sleep in today! This also sets me up for a lovely nap in the afternoon, should I be called upon this evening to attend a concert

Comments

[mel_blog]

My first memory of Rome is after flying in and getting to (insert name of Central tain station here), and whilst waiting, ahaving 2 silky macchiatos acoss the street. That's the difference with coffee for me in Italy - the silkiness. I know they say it's b/c of the milk used.

I now have moved recently to starting the day from either coffee (flat white) or tea (green), to simply having hot water. I always drink lots of hot water, but it's a brilliant, cleansing start to day. Maybe too boring for most.

Why can't I see text when I type in a comment here? It's v bizarre.

[incuidicetutto]

termini train station.

as i think you've probably read in this blog, the first thing i do in rome is have marco pick me up and he drives us to a cafe overlooking the colosseum and i have my latte macchiato and it really is silky. that is the perfect word.

[mel_blog]

What I don't 'get' with Italian coffee culture - that it is so often a vertical drink, and the brevity of the experience (as far sthe coffee consumption). Shooting/guzzling it down. I like to linger.

[incuidicetutto]

Yeah, France it ain't. I think they prefer to leave their lingering for the dinner hour(s).

[d_willrobinson]

You have completely misunderstood.

Coffee is made and consumed by the sip. Coffee loses its best qualities if it is not consumed immediately. Stay, hang out, enjoy life for a while, but when you want another sip, order it and you will get another perfect sip. No need or desire for Ventes or talls. It's all about sips.

[mel_blog]

Now this makes perfect sense to me. I find one of my challenges with coffee is it is only ever the right temperate for about 30 seconds after I get it.

The frequency of vertical coffee drinking still surprised me though.