Lunedi

Fa bel tempo ancora.  (The weather is nice again.)  Questa mattina abbiamo fatto una passeggiata sulle mura.  (This morning we went for a walk on the wall.)  We see different things on each walk and hardly ever run into the same people or dogs with family.  Clockwise then counter clockwise so we really vary the routine!  We decided to eat lunch at Cantine Bernardini. We did not eat there last year but, loved the restaurant in the past.  First I had beef tartare. (Primo ho preso tartare di manzo.) Dow ha preso Acciughe con nostra Maniera.  (Dow had anchovies marinated in vinegar with orange, chives and oil.)  Secondo, ho preso Tordelli delle Cantine con ragù.  (Second, I had Tordelli, homemade pasta filled with pork & beef.)  Dow ha preso Tagliolini al Pescatore di Giorno. (Homemade pasta with fresh fish.)  Il pranzo è stato buonissimo. (Lunch was very good).  We could hear them inside making the pasta - now that is fresh.

La sera siamo andati al concerto . (We went to the concert at night) Il concerto è stato la musica di Mozart e Puccini. ) The concert was the music of Mozart and Puccini). Picture this... We are sitting in a big church in Italy, no microphones and listening to a Soprano and Basso-Baritono filling the church with opera. If this is not heaven then it must be close. The soprano, Fabiola Formiga, is an average size woman but, can belt out the notes. I always think of sopranos as large women - wrong again Roberto.

Gelato on the way home. Un altro grande giorno in Italia. (Another great day in Italy.)

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