Farewell Zibello and Dinner with Jennie Durant
I went out for a little run on the levee at about 7:30 as a rainstorm was brewing. it sprinked a bit but the downpour never really got going. At nine Gary and Peggy were down for breakfast. Yesterday I swore we said 9; today I swore we said 9:30. No problem except I was just climbing in the shower.
Christine and Mama Miriam after breakfast at la Buca.
Cool art done with Polaroids of a your Miriam.
The 2004 New Yorker article by Bill Buford on La Buca and mama and her pasta.
Love the sign.
A few shots of Sala Verde aka the Meat Locker.
The chaise and its nook. Gary and Peggy enjoyed it for our pre dinner gatherings.
The hallway to the bathroom.
We ate our final breakfast together and settled the final bill then packed and puttered.
Gorgeous exterior. A great spot to spend three nights at 80 Euro per night.
Packing up the clown car.
We left sometime around 11:30 and had a few missteps, but finally found the A1 and headed toward Milano.
Car Drop and Hanging Out at the Hotel Florida
We found the Central Station prettily easliy but we got going down a wrong way for a while but we eventually did find the hotel and then the Avis place at the station. Too bad the Avis rental place at the station was CLOSED. so we had to drive a few blocks over to fing another one. But we made it at got the car turned in.
Before we did the final car drop, I checked us in to the Hotel Florida near the main train station and too all the bags up to the room.
I lead Christine back to the Hotel Florida and we pretty much just spent the afternoon relaxing in the room. did not feel the need to go out and wander around. We watched the Tour de France and then an amazingly exciting Rock, Paper, Scissor Tournament form 2007 that ran on the EuroSport channel. The funny ting was that while I was on line I found our that Gary was watcing it too fro their place in Cinque Terre. I also was able to read my Facebook and got the info from Jennie that we would be in frot of a hotel near the train station at 7:30.
Jennie and Guido, Great Food, and Conversation
At the appointed time we walked to it. I thought I knew where it was but didn't. Praise the Lord we found it anyway. We got there right at 7:30 and almost immediately I saw Jennie and friend Guido.
They helped us figure out what route to take on the Metro as they were on a scooter. We took Line 3 (yellow) to Porta Romana where the restaurant was.The Metro costs one euro wach and was totally easy to negotiate. Christine and I had ridden it back in 2003 on out way to see Divinci's Last Supper.
After we emerged from the metro station we found them within minutes and we walked directly to the nearby restaurant Giulio Pane e O'jo, Osteria Romana. Pretty appropriate since we were at the Porto Romana.
We were led down and alley into a back room and sat down to a grand meal. We started with bruschetta, then Christine had carbonara and I had pasta with meat. We later split a veal saltimbocca with the meat rolled up into cigars. Interesting. For dessert we had three different versions of panna cotta. Ours was cappucino. They had creme caramel and a panna cotta with blueberries.
My spaghetti with sausage.
Christine's spaghetti carbonara.
Rolled Veal Saltimbocca with roast potatoes for Secundo.
Panne cotta cappucino
Creme caramel
Panne cotta with blueberries
Jennie and friend Guido who works in advertising in Milano
We just had a lovely evening sharing what has been going on in our lives for the past 15 years or so and getting to know each other better. What a perfect way to end our trip. I look forward to their visit to California later this month.
Group shot at Giulio Pane e O'jo!
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