lol.. I'm near Rome, but on the move already, out of the country for a while. I'm just going to get some more of the excellent food first (one just has to be aware of what particular food is excellent in the different parts of the country). As for the weight.. nah, I'll say nothing!

@RisibleGirl: I'm sure you'll get a great time in Italy, even with limited wi-fi. As far as the language is concerned you can get a long way with just a Berlitz dictionary and ditto guide, at least for restaurants.

About the latter: There's no real correlation between price and quality, in the more expensive restaurants you're really just paying for the waiters' white outfit. Some of the very best food I've ever had was in some of the cheapest places (and they're usually called trattoria, osteria, pizzeria or some such, not ristorante).

(In the past the rule of thumb for eating was: If they take credit cards, avoid the place like the plague. These days it's not so black and white, but I live mostly by that rule still, out of habit. It works..)