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There's not much around here, and we are without a car, so we just ate at the hotel. Asparagus is still in season, so Lizzie had asparagus soup and I had asparagus with corn-fed poulard.
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SwitzerlandThere's not much around here, and we are without a car, so we just ate at the hotel. Asparagus is still in season, so Lizzie had asparagus soup and I had asparagus with corn-fed poulard.
Switzerland
We are at the Dorint Hotel near the zurich airport. Four tram stops in the morning and we'll be on our way home.
Did i mention we bought an extra suitcase to carry all the stuff we bought on this trip? 😁😁😁
ItalyI will miss these pistachio eclairs. I also had and enjoyed a caffe latte.
Italy
.. and oh my God did we do it right. We start with the traditional Tuscan appetizer platter... Which turned out to be a ton of things each more delicious than the last. Pea souffle, pate and tomato bruschetta, fried zucchini flowers and ricotta, a sliced meat plate, and an incredible cucumber and tomato salad that makes mine look like child's play.
Then as if that weren't enough, Lizzie got aRead more
ItalyWe've seen a lot of Florence before, but with the thinning crowd it presented a few photo ops.
ItalyLizzie took us on a walk around town since the crowd was lesser today. Stopped at this cafe for a light snack and discovered an awesome Italian soda called spuma bionda paoletti. I sure hope they have it back in the States.
Fran Von ZeeI went 3 pages into google and everything is in Italia. You can order it to be shipped to the US from ebay: http://www.ebay.it/itm/24-BT-GASSOSA-ARANCIATA-SPUMA-BIONDA-BITTER-ROSSO-CEDRATA-E-PAOLETTI-E-FIGLI-/162529663729?hash=item25d785daf1:g:hBkAAOxyzi9SeTEP 24 bottles for 28 euros before shipping
ItalyIt's rather hot today so we have decided to relax on the rooftop of our hotel. It is a little noisy but a spectacular view. Everything that Florence has to offer can be seen from up here.
Italy
We slept in and then walked back over to the cafe. I didn't see the big pistachio eclairs so I just got a sandwich, which is just as well since my stomach has been bothering me this week. Lizzie got a sandwich and some pasta.
Incidentally, while trying to soothe my stomach I discovered that Italian espresso is really good. Plus Lizzie found the eclairs. Woot!
Oh, and for all that the bill wasRead more
ItalyWe arrived 10 minutes before the kitchen closed (guess that's a pattern for us.. why does everyone close at 1030?) But got proscuitto and mozzarella appetizers, I got pasta Alla amatriciana, and Lizzie got ravioli. Dessert was a nice tiramisu. Maybe we are getting predictable...
Italy
Note to self - use airplane mode on trains or the phone eats the battery trying to find cell towers in the countryside.
Also, here are some more pictures from Venice before I ran out of juice.
ItalyOur good friends Miro and Maria got married here. Incredible.
