We determined that the Irish pubs around the city would be packed with Americans. The other option was to go to an American/tourist trap with a nightlife. You know what that means: Campo! Apparently everyone else in the Temple Rome program, not to mention Italians, thought the same thing.
I am not sure if Saint Patrick's Day is popular in Rome. I would have thought so because Italians love the idea of Irish Pubs..why wouldn't they love the Irish holiday? Campo di Fiori was packed, mostly with Italians. You could see giant "Saint Patrick's Day 2010" hats and people under 30 everywhere. Just from looking at the piazza, I determined Saint Patrick's Day is a popular holiday. Probably just so the Italians could hang out, watch, and "another verb of your choice" the Americans.
Campo was a disaster by 1:30 a.m. Bottles littered the square, whether they were empty or broken into pieces on the ground. Drunk Americans and Italians were running around the square with Saint Patrick's Day toys and trinkets that were bought from the gypsies.
A small group of us decided to investigate Scholar's. We got in without paying thanks to Richie's name dropping. For a half hour, we danced and sang (sometimes not knowing what we were singing) with a live band. Then we took the bus home..
"We All Live In A Yellow Submarine" was never more entertaining.
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