Day 4 Borolo. Sunday
After a delicious breakfast, we have our day to Borolo mapped out. The first stop was the town of Alba. It is a walled historical town that Gloria says is a must-see. We arrived and found it to be unusually busy. Surprise!! There is another local festival being celebrated in this town. Again, we are delighted to participate in the local events. The streets are lined with food and wine vendors and skill games from the past. I am thinking there are some great fund raising ideas that will come from this visit. Fishing for wine will be one of them. It is harder than it looks and only I was successful at capturing a free bottle of the local Alba vintage.
From Alba to Borolo we encountered some driving directional problems that confounded Jessica and me. I am an awful backseat driver, and since Jessica had GPS on her I-phone, I should have let her do all of the driver directing. It was just that she was looking at the phone waiting for a GPS location update, and I was looking at road signs we were passing. We got to Borolo so all was well. Borolo is another small town with many wineries and shops. Even a museum dedicated to wine bottle openers. We did what we have done in Italy, which is eat, and we drink some local wine (Barolo, of course). The trip back to Antica Casa Fiore (B and B) offers some great picture stops. Gloria has taken care of our dinner reservations. The original restaurant in Castagnole Lanze decided they were busy enough at lunch, so they will not be open for dinner business. Fortunately for us, Gloria booked us into another of their favorites. Steve has rabbit for dinner and loved it. I had a salami platter and Jessica had some kind of “little fish”. It was good food and interesting service. We were the only English speaking people in the restaurant. Jessica has a captivating smile and enough Italian to make most of the Italians think she understands everything they say. It was fun.
3 comments:
Oh...I almost feel as if I were there. This travelogue is great Linda-thanks for letting us join you on your travels. This all sounds so wonderful-so eat pray love-I can't wait to see the pictures. And oh what a fun fundraiser-fishing for wine...Mi auguro che le avventure continua ad evolversi. VORREI viaggiare sicuro e felice per tutti voi. Buon viaggio e buona navigazione!
Please pass the salami platter! Sounds like you are experiencing the charm of the locals as well as seeing wonderful sights! Jessica is engaging no matter where she abides!
Thinking of you and enjoying the trip through your words.
Any freshly baked bread (seems like it would go with the wine)?!
which camera are you using.your pictures are too good
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