The morning was still overcast. We found a breakfast place in town called Giammi Caffe. The crowded cafe indicated it was worth the visit. Simple breakfasts off all sorts. Two Cappuccinos, Van got an egg and bacon English muffin and I a cheese & pimiento omelette with toast. All portions were smaller than what you’d expect in the States. Might just loose these extra pounds yet.
Our WiFi was not working at our flat so we used the restaurant’s. Access to the World Wide Interwebs seems like it will be a challenge here in Italy. I think most people use their phones and free WiFi is a bit of a challenge to come by. I can do little but urinate and sleep without being online so this will be tough.
Cheese plate and a bottle of local red wine at A Piè de Mà, an outdoor restaurant perched above the Mediterranean. Slight mist in the air and complete overcast gave us our choice of seats. “A nice day in Ireland” I often say. Super relaxing. I guess we are going to need to start shooting video one of these days.
Tons of tourist flooded off the train today. A bit overwhelming. The train seems to come about every 45 minutes and out pours selfie sticked Japanese, American and surprising, quite a few Italian visitors. Many of the Italians have small dogs. Van and I tried to go to the marina area twice and each time we arrived, so did the title wave of tourists. Both times we retreated. Tourism as consumption. Exit train, take photos, buy trinkets, get back on train to go to the next town.
Dinner this night was at Trattoria Via dell ‘Amore at the bottom of our street. Van had pasta with shrimp. She didn’t love trying to strip the meat from the head and shell of the shrimp. Van didn’t really like the bottle of red wine we bought with dinner so I drank it all. We learned that the local wine is all white and it a better choice.
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