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Giorno de Vacnza 40

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Paul had to work Saturday morning, so once he got home we didn’t venture far. We went and wandered around an electronics store, another home store, and then had dinner at an “American” grill.

Here, the ‘electronics’ stores sell everything from appliances and phones, to fine crystal and candles. I don’t know 🤔 Below, you’ll see the world’s shallowest washing machine! I mean, look at that thing! It is literally one foot deep. I’ve already told you that the washers here will do a max load of about 3 pair of pants. Seriously. So this thing…what the heck is the point? Washboards are cheaper! 😂

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And then, we went to the home store, Brico. A different one from the one we went to last week! I was walking and saw this end cap and was like, “Oh, emoji magnets” or something…nope. They have emoji sink pugs here. WTF?

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And finally, it was dinner time! We kept driving past a sign pointing towards this Roadhouse place. An American Grill, Google called it, so we said what the heck. I’m starting to long for familiar meat and potatoes after a month here. This was in a giant modern building, shared by…a McDonald’s. Yep. So we go in, and there are cowhide chairs and horse shoes and stuff decorating the place. But it smelled a heck of a lot better than a stock yard! 😂 The menu (an English version they had!) was full of onion rings, quesadillas, cheeseburgers, steaks, ribs, all these unheard of things here! We settled on a mixed platter for two ( a common serving style here), that had a ribeye, a NY strip, a Veal fillet, and some little brats. We got sides of onion rings and green beans. It. Was. Amazing. 😋 #OMG The table had a little carrier, you know the kind with salt and pepper and ketchup, etc. This one had honey mustard, BBQ sauce, and mayo, though. The BBQ was the *exact* same stuff that comes with McDonald’s chicken McNuggets. #IKnowThatSauce Which led us to wonder if they weren’t owned by McD’s or something, sharing a building and all. They seem to be paired up in other towns too, we’ve noticed. So, anyway, that was Saturday night’s dinner. It was amazing. Would totally go back again (the cheeseburgers looked wonderful), but with just a few nights left here before we fly back to California on Thursday, I’m not sure we’ll make it.

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Giorno de Vacanza 38

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So, after having Italian food with a bunch of German guys on Wednesday, we went to the German place for dinner on Thursday! And it was just as tasty the second time around. We both tried something different, and were stuffed by the end of the meal.

I went with the filet, which came with a side of rocket and carrots. I think it was really just a garnish, as everything in Italy is a la carte, and you’re supposed to order a side separately. But with a little oil and vinegar from the table, it was a tasty salad!

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Paul went with a more traditional German dish. Again. I’m definitely not the adventurous eater of us. He had sauerkraut, an amazingly crispy pretzel, some wurztel sausage things. The last time (first time?) we went, the bread basket they served had the most amazing sourdough-type bread. This time, it had more of a rye, crusty, salty bread. Still delicious. And hard not to stuff yourself on bread before the amazing main course!

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Giorno de Vacanza 37

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Wednesday, Paul and I had planned to have dinner at the nearby German place I mentioned a few days ago. So when he initially texted me that we were invited to have dinner with some visiting German workers, I thought “oh, how nice for them!” But we actually ended up at a mountain top Italian place near the factory.

Trattoria Da Pippo Di Sartori Maurizio.

So there’s Paul, me, and six German guys. Some speak Italian and German, some only speak German, we only speak English. One guy was translating the Italian into German for another guy, who was then trying some very broken English. It was interesting, but awkward, as we sort of sat in silence a lot. Somehow, a plate of steaks miraculously appeared at our table though.

And they were amazing 😋😍 Actual, cooked over charcoal, traditional grilled steak! It was tough to be polite and share with all the others 😂 I got these pictures from their Google page. Paul kept saying it reminded him of Brazilian grilling, and seeing these pictures now, I understand why!

Giorno de Vacanza 36

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Surprise! Still had a headache on Tuesday, but it was getting a little better, so we went back to our favorite Indian place. 🥘 Here are some Google pics. It really is this tiny, narrow, hole in the wall place. But they’re always the best!

Not gonna lie, a little mad that the apartment above it (which we rented last summer) wasn’t available this time 😢

Once we were back home, we finished our Alienist binge.

Giorno de Vacanza 35

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Monday, we stayed in for the evening. Partly because my head *still* hurt, and partly because we had food we needed to cook. The apartment here may not have a couch (never gonna get past that), but it does have a sweet induction cooktop! So we whipped up some hamburger to go in our usual tortellini dish.

After a formal dinner in the stick-straight dining table chairs, we moved to the bean bags to binge watch The Alienist on Netflix. On the tiny TV. On the floor. In the corner. This apartment is just a strange amalgam of uber-modern and ‘we forgot everyday items’. But anyway, good show. Hope they give it a second season. I give it 4 Pastas. 🍝🍝🍝🍝

Giorno de Vacanza 25

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Remember the sold-out steak debacle I mentioned on day 11? You can read that here. Well, tonight we tried again. And they had them. And OMG! They were sooo good. 😍 The picture doesn’t do it justice, as the plate was ridiculously huge. The steak was the size of my hand, nearly two inches thick, medium-rare, and came with the most perfectly cooked french fries! 😋😋 Well worth the half hour drive back over.

Chow. All the chow!

Giorno de Vacanza 24

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One of the strangest things here, I think as an American, is that you don’t get water at restaurants. You buy a liter bottle of water, and then share it. #AndNoStraws

See above, a liter of water, a small bottle of coke, and Paul’s beer. The water comes in liter bottles, often scratched up because they are recylced. The bottles are sent back to the distributor, where they are sanatized and refilled. Much like old soda bottles used to be. #GetThatNickel The same with the Coke. It’s the only soda you can order here, for the most part, and it comes in individual small bottles. No fountains here.

Also, you have a choice of water: Natural or Sparkling. So you have to be sure and specify to the waiter that you want natural, or no gas (bubbly), or not fizzy. Because carbonated water is just gross. And of course, ice isn’t a thing here. The bottles of stuff generally come cool, not quite chilled.