fly away rome: south of the river

view from the living room

        we are officially inhabitants of trastevere which is south of the tiber river in rome. the weekend of halloween was quite a weekend-moving was a bit of a hassle. after 5 taxis, a midnight trek with blankets, and another midday stroll with boxes, lamps, and drying racks...we were finally done at the montecatini apartment. we looked pretty ridiuclous-i'm not sure what natives thought of a bunch of american girls walking around town with blankets, fans, dishes, and mirrors. on our midnight trek with blankets (because the new apartment had none) we were greeted by a few with facetious statements from italians such as "good night, buona notte." oh well.
       two weeks later we are pretty much settled into the apartment. unfortunately the move has not had all the "bells & whistles" that we thought it would. our showers don't drain, which results in constant flooding. we don't have an oven, we have no blankets, and until yesterday we had no heat. oh rome.
       this post was begun after the weekend that we moved (october 30) and since then we have had lots of issues with the new apartment and very few of them have been resolved. i do love the new apartment though. the area is nice, and i particularly love the apartment in the mornings when its really sunny. it has its quriks, but far less mold and grime- oh and a great sea-foam colored kitchen.