wonderful post. I have been in Rome too, and my impression is that even if I'd be living there for a year, I would not have enough time to explore this city with all those ancient amazing gems hidden in the small alleys.
Besides the history, and nature, from the practical side, I loved the presence of the sinks with potable water on every street. It's quite hot there, so that's a very useful thing.
I have never tried Grappa, but it sounds delicious. I'm in love in two other alcohol drinks from Italy though - limoncello and amaretto. Limoncello to drink, Amaretto more as the addition to the dessert, because it's too sweet for me to enjoy drinking directly :)
Thank you very much for sharing!
Oh, yes!!! Water in Rome is a separate topic. You can drink water directly from many fountains. This is natural pure water. In this regard, the Romans were very lucky.
But there is a hypothesis that it was the lead pipes that caused the death of Ancient Rome, the extinction of the citizens of Rome.
I brought a few bottles of limoncello home to treat my wife and mother.