Although it is a relative ghost town around midnight, Piazza Navona was in full swing when we walked through it last night around 22:00. There were people hanging out near the fountains, and music blaring as we reached our cross street. This was because some guys had taped a flat cardboard box to the cobblestones and were breakdancing all over it. As much fun as I think it would be to learn to breakdance, cobblelstones and headspins just wouldn't mix well for me.
We were strolling through Navona to head to what many people dub the Penn State bar. Boticelli's is located right in between Via di Parione and Via di Santa Maria dell' Anima, and it is a fun place to just sit, relax, and hang out. It's a cozy atmosphere where we didn't have to scream to be heard over the music; actual conversations could be had. We went for a little bit and got a feeling of home, with many American colleges' penants hanging throughout the bar. A recurring theme was Penn State and in the last Stanley Cup series, a Pens game was playing. Being able to walk in and say hi to Giovanni, who remembered us, made us feel like we had carried a little piece of PA with us to Roma.
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