You’ve landed in Rome. It’s your first day in Italy, for some it’s your first day overseas, maybe your first day in a different country period. You should be overly excited, full of energy, curious about each and every different thing right?? Ehhh, not so much. You’re actually nauseous, extremely exhausted, and grumpy. Why are you grumpy?? You’re young and in the great country of Italy!! Well my friend, you have a good case of what they call, jet lag.

 

So what do you do? You cannot sleep, you do not feel like walking anywhere, and there’s really no where to just sit down in Rome. Do you cave and go to bed and risk being completely off schedule? Do you walk around aimlessly and hope to stumble upon some energy?? Or, do you want to cure you jet lag, and enjoy Rome?? Well, if you said yes to the third question, you have come to the right place.

 

Gelato. Yes, that is the cure to this horrible thing we call jet lag. I swear by it. Walk yourself, or take the metro, to the closest REAL gelato place you can find, and look around for what looks like your perfect fix. If you’re up for the trip, I highly recommend Giolotti out by the Pantheon. It’s the original place of Gelato in Rome! They have an amazing array of flavors, different sizes, and you can choose cup or
cone. If you want to know what cured my jet lag, it was “un cono medio con gocce di cioccolato e tiramisù,” which just is a medium cone with chocolate chip and tiramisu gelato. Once you have your gelato try and relax and enjoy. I promise it’ll put you in the right state of mind to power through and cure your jet lag.

 

So there you have it, the secret weapon to traveling abroad to Italy. Gelato.