CC and LLM go to Italy
We had a wonderful, though quick visit to Bolanzo and saw lots of old friends. This one was the oldest of all: That’s Walther von der Vogelweide, a minstrel (roughly) who is associated with Bolzano. (Oddly, the English Wikipedia doesn’t
Just a couple quick photos, since we are going to Bolzano / Bozen Tuesday and we will be busy. I mentioned that cafés/bars used to have a sign outside indicating which brand of coffee they served, but I hadn’t seen
The same but different, or different but similar? Cafes/bars here typically have pastries in addition to coffee/caffè, as in the U.S. Similarly, they might be made in house or commercial. Not surprisingly, the made in house ones are almost always
When in Rome, ask the Romans what to eat. And the same goes for Verona … Today we had some good pizza, thanks to F. I had told her about the mediocre pizza we had our first night in town,
Why is the ground inside the palazzo where we are staying wet? The other evening I took this photo standing by the elevator in the palazzo where we are staying: Notice that the ground is wet. No, the roof isn’t
As I mentioned in part 1, it was never easy finding a good espresso in Italy. That was always surprising. But it’s still true. We still haven’t had a great espresso on this trip. I keep asking people for recommendations,
I got hooked on espresso (caffè) on my first trip to Italy, in the company cafe where my friend M worked. It had a reputation for being very good, so it was a good introduction. While there was lots of
Today we went to lunch again at Al Duomo, our favorite restaurant. We branched out from our usual suspects, and the new to us dishes were a hit. Since we will be able to go to Al Duomo a few
And because it’s Italian, the (completely normal) plural is golosi. Someone who is goloso eats too much, typically habitually but it can also be used for a single event. Well, that single event for us was lunch today. We went
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