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Went to Florence, Carpi, Pisa, Rome, and Venice. Food did not live up to the hype.
And I agree with the pizza not being that good. More toppings you get, the less chesse on the pizza. The Gelato was very good.
Dub...Yes I agree Capri is a mad house and a rip-off joint. But if you take the bus ride up to Anacapri - which is where the real people live - it is a different world, the food is fabulous; there are few tourists and the lifestyle is relaxed....and oh, the caprese pizza. For ten days, I ate hardly anything else except for salad and ice-cream.
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Dub...Yes I agree Capri is a mad house and a rip-off joint. But if you take the bus ride up to Anacapri - which is where the real people live - it is a different world, the food is fabulous; there are few tourists and the lifestyle is relaxed....and oh, the caprese pizza. For ten days, I ate hardly anything else except for salad and ice-cream.
A little known secret.
Was the ice cream sweetened with real sugar or corn syrup?
Was stationed in Gaeta, a small city halfway between Rome and Naples. You can find classic tailors and cobblers (shoe makers) in some parts of Italy. A custom made Italian suit and shoes are very comfortable. Be sure to have extra fabric to allow the suit to be let out if you gain weight. The best food is outside the tourist areas. Example, in Ancona (northwest Italy) a family turned their garage into a restaurant. The quality of the food and service put the tourist city restaurants to shame. In Gaeta, seafood was always fresh caught that morning except for Sunday. Olive oil and local family wine are good buys. While there, enjoy the local fruits and vegetables but you can't bring them home. If in season, they have excellent lemons. Don't expect Italian food to taste like Americanized Italian food. It has it's own flavor. Check with US Customs ahead of time for items prohibited from bringing back with you. I know fruit and vegetables are forbidden, don't know about cheese. Learn some French and Italian before your trip. This will help you in France to know what they're saying about you or what they did to your food. My ancestors are from France, but I hate the people of France for their attitude, rudeness, and overall nasty behavior towards Americans who aren't rich celebrities. Of all the many countries I visited, France had, by far, the worst customer service and aloof people. You could not pay me to go back. Perhaps they're friendlier out in the countryside. But not along the coastal areas.
I buy makeup, scarves, and food items that are preserved in jars. The honey from the lavender fields in Provence is delicious...you can get it in Paris. I also buy soaps and lotions. I also love Lettanneur handbags. They last forever and no one else will have one. I think they opened before 1900, if I remember correctly. They cost a bit more or less than Coach or other similar brand depending on the material used.
If you go to Venice test - mozzarella in carrozza - it can be filled with different stuff even with fish, depending on the stuff inside choose wine, l ad sparkling white for fish, anyway not so bad the red raboso
When you order add this words...mi son Venesian..it's ancient Venetian slang.. mean ..l'm Venetian, you will be considered as a brother
Yep, I have to second this--but make it wine that is unavailable to you in the US--wine from small producers. A wine shop can help you buy some bottles that are produced in limited quantity.
+grappa in Italy
+cognac, pastis, and absinthe in France
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