CC and LLM go to Italy
In part 1, I talked about dishes that were local to the Bolzano area. In this post, I’ll talk about some the come from further afield, at least as I understand them. First up is a “strudel” made with radicchio
We have been very fortunate on this trip to be able to meet up with many friends, most of whom are not statues … Today was a wonderful day with P and L (aka the artists LPA) who came to
We only had a short time in Bolzano, but we managed to fit in a lot of different kinds of food, some old favorites and some explorations. Bolzano’s history is complicated, and it’s hard to come up with a short
This morning as we were leaving the bakery where we had breakfast with V, I spotted these: When we lived here, and when we visited afterwards, we’d always look for them. Although the real name is “Pocket Coffee”, we always
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,