Today we left Sorrento and headed for Assisi to see the Basillica of St. Francis which was very inspiring. We also stopped at one of the cemetaries where the servicemen from all the English commonwealth countries fromWorld War II are buried. That, too, was very moving.
I may have forgotten to mention that in Sorrento there were thousands of olive and lemon trees. The olive trees have huge nets rolled up and tied to the trees so as to catch the crop of olives when they are ripe. The lemon trees are used to make limoncello which is an after dinner drink. there are also hundreds of sunflower fields which are used in the production of sunflower which is lighter and cheaper than olive oil.
Also food in restaurants are pretty expensive here. Yesterday all I got were some grilled vegetables I ate at a take out type of place for 7 euros. And today all I got was a bowl of soup for 8 euros. They also upcharge if you eat in the restaurant compared to taking it out. You can get sandwiches or pizza on the run for 4-6 euros depending on what you are getting.
The hotels we have been staying at are nice. The towels in the bathrooms are really thin which is suppose to be the sign of a fancy hotel. We are staying at the Roseo hotel in Assisi and it seems like a really nice place because the towels are paper thin just like the airline blankets they give you on these overseas flights.
Yesterday's dinner was at Casa Esposito, a family home in Sorrento and we had to get there in really tiny mini buses as it was one way streets with huge stone walls on each side that our only fit a small car.
The lady grew her own produce and we ate just like we were in the house of one of our relatives.
She made a great eggplant using Japanese eggplants she grows in huge pots. They are really thin and little and the just rolls them up with a little cheese inside and sauce on top. She had a buffet table of antipasta and the main entree after the pasta was a type of white fish, sausage and lamb chops. She made a lemon sponge cake as they have an orchard of lemons and ended the dinner with some limoncello.
Tonight we had a huge buffet at the restaurant that also had a band playing afterward.
Tomorow we head back to Venice.
I may have forgotten to mention that in Sorrento there were thousands of olive and lemon trees. The olive trees have huge nets rolled up and tied to the trees so as to catch the crop of olives when they are ripe. The lemon trees are used to make limoncello which is an after dinner drink. there are also hundreds of sunflower fields which are used in the production of sunflower which is lighter and cheaper than olive oil.
Also food in restaurants are pretty expensive here. Yesterday all I got were some grilled vegetables I ate at a take out type of place for 7 euros. And today all I got was a bowl of soup for 8 euros. They also upcharge if you eat in the restaurant compared to taking it out. You can get sandwiches or pizza on the run for 4-6 euros depending on what you are getting.
The hotels we have been staying at are nice. The towels in the bathrooms are really thin which is suppose to be the sign of a fancy hotel. We are staying at the Roseo hotel in Assisi and it seems like a really nice place because the towels are paper thin just like the airline blankets they give you on these overseas flights.
Yesterday's dinner was at Casa Esposito, a family home in Sorrento and we had to get there in really tiny mini buses as it was one way streets with huge stone walls on each side that our only fit a small car.
The lady grew her own produce and we ate just like we were in the house of one of our relatives.
She made a great eggplant using Japanese eggplants she grows in huge pots. They are really thin and little and the just rolls them up with a little cheese inside and sauce on top. She had a buffet table of antipasta and the main entree after the pasta was a type of white fish, sausage and lamb chops. She made a lemon sponge cake as they have an orchard of lemons and ended the dinner with some limoncello.
Tonight we had a huge buffet at the restaurant that also had a band playing afterward.
Tomorow we head back to Venice.
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