ROME:  MODERN ANTIQUITY IN THE ETERNAL CITY

Rome is a busy city chock full of buzz: locals race by on scooters, visitors crowd every corner and the possibility of encountering a gladiator feels entirely possible. This daytrip steers you and your child towards calmer corners, striking a balance between everything beautiful about the old and bright about the new in the Eternal City.

1.   BUON GIORNO
Begin your day together in the graceful Piazza San Lorenzo in Lucina where, instead of the typical morning rush and bustle of the bar, you and your child can settle into seats on one of 3 relaxing café terraces.  Watch the world wake up as you dip your coronetti into cappuccino and cioccolato. The piazza’s namesake church often serves as an informal meeting spot for toddlers who scoot and wobble on the smooth surfaces of its arched arcade.
Piazza S. Lorenzo in Lucina
Teichner  #17 06687144  * Ciampini #29 06 6876606
Vitti # 33 06 6876304 * www.caffevitti.com

2.  CAROUSEL CURLS
Good hair can make anyone’s day, but taking a bit off the top while seated on one of a half-dozen antique carousel characters in this barbershop for boys and girls could very well make your daytrip.  While you won’t encounter Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (the name of the shop translated to English), your child can choose from an enchanting assortment of animals (elephant, bear, giraffe…) or a speedy red racecar.
Biancaneve  e I Sette Nani * Via Metastasio 17

3.  POETRY IN MOTION
Practice colors and counting as you weave your way through a sea of iridescent scooters parked in the poetic Piazza Borghese.  The quiet rhythm of antique sellers playing cards sets the tempo for perusing compact stalls stocked with collections of beautiful books, botanical prints, maps of the world and toy soldiers.
Mercato di Fontanella Borghese * Piazza Borghese