Europe April/May # 22
Small Towns and Countryside
A little rain doesn't dampen our spirits
"...we're singing in the rain, what a glorious feeling..."
Look, Ma...we can take pictures and drive at the same time
Rain gone - sun comes out - life is beautiful
Jerry and Heather are wine tasting
Locals claim this lookout site has the best view of Umbria
Most of these small towns look like movie sets. Where is everyone?
We had the place to ourselves
Patriot and revolutionary instrumental in unifying Italy
This could be a old countryside painting anywhere in the world aka Hudson River School
Jerry and Heather use their i-phones to translate the menu
Interesting decoration
There are "hundreds" if not "thousands" of vineyards - many of them produce good and inexpensive wines.
The serve is actually from - Transylvania
Bread is served in a paper bag - to keep the dough from drying out
Great tasting homemade pasta
Great tasting pizza. Typically, pizza is uncut. patrons will cut pieces and often eat with a fork
Best desserts on the trip so far
An iconic moment: The restaurant owner continued to walk around the restaurant - checking if everything was okay. The owner was apologetic he didn't speak English. During the process of paying the bill, we noticed some fishing pictures were on the wall - including a photo of the owner and his granddaughter on the owner's large sailboat. Jerry mentioned that Arlene was the "Fishing Queen" of the family having caught many large salmon and a 100 pound halibut. Well, bragging rights were now going hot and heavy. The owner went into his office and brought out his fishing pole. Check out the monster reel. Apparently, the owner goes after large game fish. The already fun evening ended up on an even higher note.
Rebecca and Jerry finish the evening with a serious game of pool at the villa
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