Our Roman Neighbors

So, now that I have a moment with the kids asleep and access to email, I thought I would share a couple of interesting things. The restaurant we went to our second night (and our neighbors to the east) is a historical site (of course...what isn't in Rome?)....here is their website (www.anticaroma.it). The photos in the photo gallery look pretty much like the inside...we ate in the room with the arch, and had a lovely converstation throughout dinner with the owners son, who happens to be a fanatic of Harley Davidsons! Our house is literally across the street from the catacombes of san callisto (http://www.catacombe.roma.it/) which has sheeps grazing above them, loud sheep that do not like the rain! We are near the San Sabastian Gate of the Wall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Celio_-_Porta_san_Sebastiano_1973.JPG), which makes a great landmark when I am learning my way around! And surrounding us is the newly created Parco Regional dell' Appia Antica (http://www.parcoappiaantica.it/it/index.asp)...we are about 150 meters up from the cross roads of the Via Appia Antica and Via Ardentina (on the Appia). Richard and I run along the Viale Caffarella, a beautiful dirt road behind our house through the Caffarella valley.