Food

Llast night in Italy and I feel some mention of food needs to be made. Food has been fun in Italy. 

I think Fritz has had a Pizza Margherita at every chance - and there have been a lot of chances and a lot of delicious pizzas. 

First night in Venice above. Pizza hadn't arrived yet, but it was good. Below is 2nd night in Venice, new restaurant and pizza is good.  

Off to the Cinque Terre where the seafood was fresh and we took part. 

Insalata de mere above. We gamely tried it, and it was delicious and fresh, but we just couldn't manage that many tentacles.  Bill ordered the fish baked in salt. He liked it, but what a lot of work for a piece of fish. 

On to Rome where we ate in a lot and had the best and worst pizza of the trip. 

Worst pizza above in Testavere in Rome. We loved the location, but the place catered to early eating tourists.  Below, was this tiny place near the Vatican where they aged the dough for two days. Amazing!!  Bill loved the crust and the pizza was the best in Italy. 

In Tuscany we ate in a lot but not on the first night where we found ourselves in a local spot in an old medieval town called Asciano. I love eating al fresco in Italy.  

Gotta get some in Siena too. 

The pizza is culturally appropriate, good, cheap and fillled the boys up.  You can't beat it.  

Our last night in Tuscany was at this wonderful local spot where we splurged and had a fine Tuscan dinner with local ingredients.  Primi Piatti was homemade pasta for Karl, below. 

Local veggies - 

A Tuscan moon rise

Tonight is our last night in Italy, Bill doesn't feel great, we didn't have a reservation, so we get our pizza to go  and eat it on the roof of our hotel in Santa Margharita Lagurie. Lovely.