I wanna go to Italy

[Guest guest]

Hi-

I was in Italy in 2002. Here's what I found in my diary about where

I ate:

Florence

Trattoria el Trebbio

pork chops and roasted potatoes

salad with 3 kinds of lettuce, cabbage, tomatoes with oil

and balsamic vinegar

Lunch at a restaurant near the Accademia

mozarella and tomatoe salad

tea

gelato (yum)

Il Cibreo (reservations recommended)

champagne

an array of appetizers, peppers, tomato-herb aspic,

mozarella, zucchini

pumpkin soup

A kebob of lamb, pork, chicken and beef (they take it off

the skewer) seasoned with garlic and herbs

potato mixture on the side

Sorrento

Il Pazzo

plate of risotto

veal scallopine with mozarella and tomatoes

gelato (macaroon flavored, it tasted like coconut)

Lunch in Sorrento (didn't write down the name of the restaurant)

tunny (tuna) with balsamic vinegar

green beans with lemon juice and olive oil (olio)

Fenice - has a gluten-free menu

green salad

pasta with shrimp, chicken and tomatoes

gelato (taronne this time, which is nougat flavored)

Roma

Dinner - 1/4 chicken and roasted potatoes, don't have the name

of the restaurant

That's all I have recorded in my diary about where and what I ate,

but I did have a restaurant card in Italian with me, and used it

when I went to lunch or dinner. Most of the hotels in Italy have

breakfast for you included with the room. Some better than others,

of course. I take a snack bar of some kind for each morning and

also one for each of the plane rides. At least you'll have

something to eat if there's nothing on the plane. I don't take any

other food with me when I travel. I never had a problem, never

felt " glutened " . Be sure to have the gelato, it's the best ice

cream in the world, and the cappucino is also good. An Italian told

me that no Italians drink cappucino after noon. I hope you have a

wonderful time, and congratulations on your wedding day!

Barbara