Goose in Italy

[goosifer]

My wife and I are on a long trip to Italy. I thought I would share some pics from time to time, if anyone is interested.

We flew into Nice, France, and then took a train to visit my aunt and uncle who live an hour away in France.

pic from the train window looking at the Mediterranean 

 

 

Place de la Liberte in Toulon. A statue in a plaza that we happen to walk by.

 

We are currently  in Torino (Turin), but nothing pic worthy yet.

[Lawdwaz]

Have fun!

[2012_taco]

Enjoy the trip! Keep the pics coming.

[Arcade Hunter]

Looks like fun!  have a great time and keep the pics coming

[Hunter007]

You should Go to the Egyptian  museum in Turin while you are there goos 

One place I missed when I was there .

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo_Egizio

[BizCT]

Have Fun! Eat a horse!


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[moog5050]

31 minutes ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

Have Fun! Eat a horse!


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Horse is pretty good but I would go with whatever is the local dish!

[Fletch]

Sounds like fun!! Enjoy!

[Skillet]

I had horse there. It was good.

A little bit of a mental put off, but good.

[Eric J]

What?  You can't eat any animal if it... "Doesn't Split the Hoof...."

[goosifer]

So far, we've done a food tour in Torino (Turin), chocolate tour in Torino, and a wine tour in Barbaresco and Barolo (outside town of Alba)

Food tour was cool. The flea market/farmers market/meat market/modern food court is huge and awesome. Giant red peppers for 1 Euro ($1.11) per kilo. Fresh porcini mushrooms. on and on. The food regular people here eat is so fresh. In fact, veal tartar is a favorite dish in Torino.

 

Chocolate tour was very good. There are all these different chocolate shops, some like a restaurant, that feature their own creation. I should have taken better notes but was too busy eating. My wife finally said towards the end "No more chocolate!" Luckily, the last stop was gelato.

Wine tour was good. A sommelier/wine tour guide dude drove us around and educated us on the nuances of the local wine. Area was quite scenic, but desolate aside from vineyards.

[Chef]

So far, we've done a food tour in Torino (Turin), chocolate tour in Torino, and a wine tour in Barbaresco and Barolo (outside town of Alba)
Food tour was cool. The flea market/farmers market/meat market/modern food court is huge and awesome. Giant red peppers for 1 Euro ($1.11) per kilo. Fresh porcini mushrooms. on and on. The food regular people here eat is so fresh. In fact, veal tartar is a favorite dish in Torino.
 
Chocolate tour was very good. There are all these different chocolate shops, some like a restaurant, that feature their own creation. I should have taken better notes but was too busy eating. My wife finally said towards the end "No more chocolate!" Luckily, the last stop was gelato.
Wine tour was good. A sommelier/wine tour guide dude drove us around and educated us on the nuances of the local wine. Area was quite scenic, but desolate aside from vineyards.

Bring back Cuban cigars


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[goosifer]

56 minutes ago, Chef said:

Bring back Cuban cigars


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OK, but don't ask where I might need to hide them.

[Chef]

OK, but don't ask where I might need to hide them.

Ha hahah they are perfectly legal to bring back now


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[goosifer]

Today we visited two wineries and an olive grove in Tuscany. The olive farm had a cool jeep-like vehicle parked there.

[goosifer]

At the train station in Rapallo, noticed a cherry tomato plant growing in between the train tracks. Fertile soil all around, I guess.

[BizCT]

4 minutes ago, goosifer said:

Today we visited two wineries and an olive grove in Tuscany. The olive farm had a cool jeep-like vehicle parked there.

You get drunk yet?

[goosifer]

From the rooftop bar at the hotel in Rapallo. The best part was the complementary appetizers when you order a drink.

[goosifer]

1 minute ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

You get drunk yet?

Nope. I'm a very boring drunk. I just get sleepy . . . .

[goosifer]

Portofino. @Biz-R-OWorld, I think you'd like this place.

[Hunter007]

10 minutes ago, goosifer said:

Portofino. @Biz-R-OWorld, I think you'd like this place.

You should check out 

sestri Levante just down the road from there 

[BizCT]

53 minutes ago, goosifer said:

Portofino. @Biz-R-OWorld, I think you'd like this place.

Yup, it's on my wife's list .

[goosifer]

OK, a few days behind. 

In Florence, did a neighborhood market food tour in the San Croce neighborhood. Very colorful.

They had two different zucchini blossoms for sale. Amazing.

[JRod 8G8H]

Wow..These are great pics..  Thank you for sharing. My family is from Palermo... Going next year!! Enjoy

[goosifer]

On 9/24/2019 at 9:19 PM, JRod 8G8H said:

Wow..These are great pics..  Thank you for sharing. My family is from Palermo... Going next year!! Enjoy

Palermo was a bit "gritty". Reminded me of Williamsburg (Brooklyn) 20+ years ago. Cheapest place to stay and eat in Italy, as far as I know. Lot's of good food. Some local specialties I liked, like cannollo and arancini, some not so much, like fennel in pasta. If you have time, visit some of the smaller cities in Sicily. Much prettier!