Italy Journal
Saturday, December 22,
2012
This was the first day that Peter hasn’t had to write on his
paper, so we took it really slowly. It was 11a.m. before we finally took off
for Dogliani to get some sausages. We did find some yummy cheese and other tasty
things, but the sausage vendor did not come to market today. We will have to
look at Eataly for sausages. Today was the last day for the Dogliani market
until Easter, but we arranged with Anna at Casa Matilda to bring Jim and Joan
there, and she has for sale a lot of the other vendors’ products. Saved by Anna!
Walk with Theo
Theo is one of the few other students in Peter’s cohort that
is still in town. She asked if I wanted to walk with her, so today Peter and I
took her on our 5-mile circle out in the country. We particularly enjoyed
finding some very friendly free-range chickens that were very entertaining in
their scratch and sniff routine. It was a cold day, but I had both of my
jackets, my headband and my gloves off by the time we returned. It was a great
walk, and the view of the snow-covered Alps surrounding the area was fantastic,
even with cloudy skies. The higher up on the hills you go, the more of the Alps
are visible in any weather. They are gorgeous!
Farewell Dinner at
Guido's
At Carlo Petrini’s presentation about next year’s food plan
for the university, he announced that the new student chefs would take over the
current university building of Guido’s Restaurant to be the dining hall. So,
tonight was the last meal that will be served at Guido’s before they move their
facility to the nearby Fontana Fredda Vineyard. It seems the owner of that
vineyard has some connection with the owner of the restaurant, so that is a
good place for them to go. Peter got tickets for us to attend the farewell
dinner at their university location.
As you can see from the pictures, our dinner was much more
than just acceptable, and our server Benedetta was the first person we met when
we first arrived in Bra. She and her friend, Marianne, who also is a waitress
at Guido’s, were walking across the farmland to (or from?) the university at
the same time we were. They made us feel really welcomed; and at that point, we
knew we would have a great year. Thanks, you two! We’ll see you at the new
Fontana Fredda location when Guido’s opens back up.
It was so nice to have Peter all alone and without pressing
homework to do for a change. I told him that the Guido’s dinner was a great
Christmas present for me. We left for home after the traditional 3-hour cena
(dinner). Thank you, Peter, you are my sweetheart!
Love, Colleen
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