Tiki a Roma - General Tiki

TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Wed, Oct 20, 2004 3:14 AM On 2004-10-20 00:24, new2tiki wrote: Anyway, one evening, we visited a small town on Sicily called Termini (home of a Fiat Factory...Oooooooooh!!)and as we were being driven around town by a friend of my Wahine's Dad, there was a Bar called the Rapa Nui!!! It had several Moai on the sign outside, but looked like a regular "bar" inside. Thanks for the excellent post. Even though you didn't manage to find Tiki in Rome, the search sounded a lot of fun! The fact that there is a bar called the Rapa Nui is very intriguing too. That points to at least some recognition of Tiki bars in Italy. That particular one may just turn out to be a regular local bar, but it must have been modeled on an idea from elsewhere. With a bit of luck, there may be some hidden gems in Italy, just like there are in Spain. I'm off to Venice in December and hope to find Tiki there. Like Rome, it's such an ancient city that if Tiki exists there, it might be confined to newer areas on the outskirts. I know there's a pizza place called the Bora Bora, but am not too sure if it's Tiki-fied or not. Anyway, thanks again for the post. It's always great to hear from people stomping the terra in search of Tiki. Trader Woody

On 2004-10-20 00:24, new2tiki wrote:
Anyway, one evening, we visited a small town on Sicily called Termini (home of a Fiat Factory...Oooooooooh!!)and as we were being driven around town by a friend of my Wahine's Dad, there was a Bar called the Rapa Nui!!! It had several Moai on the sign outside, but looked like a regular "bar" inside.

Thanks for the excellent post. Even though you didn't manage to find Tiki in Rome, the search sounded a lot of fun! The fact that there is a bar called the Rapa Nui is very intriguing too. That points to at least some recognition of Tiki bars in Italy. That particular one may just turn out to be a regular local bar, but it must have been modeled on an idea from elsewhere. With a bit of luck, there may be some hidden gems in Italy, just like there are in Spain.

I'm off to Venice in December and hope to find Tiki there. Like Rome, it's such an ancient city that if Tiki exists there, it might be confined to newer areas on the outskirts. I know there's a pizza place called the Bora Bora, but am not too sure if it's Tiki-fied or not.

Anyway, thanks again for the post. It's always great to hear from people stomping the terra in search of Tiki.

Trader Woody

Post #120536 by Trader Woody on Wed, Oct 20, 2004 3:14 AM