Tonight we ate in the restaurant located in the basement of Palazzo Catalini. Since we'd skipped lunch today, we each ordered a starter. Kathy's was a ravioli with a pesto cream sauce, while Brian chose spaghetti with Ragù sauce (a basic meat sauce but not quite our bottled Ragù ).
For our secondi or main course, we both ordered Stinco di Maiale Con Le Verdure, or pork shanks with vegetables. It was delicious and a huge portion that we couldn't finish.
Staying where we are, the good news is that we'll walk off dinner with one hike down to the town center tomorrow.
Kathy and Brian
Two retired educators alternating joyfully between seeing the world and enjoying our eight grandchildren (in order of birth), Jake, Avery, Taegan, Lily, Peyton, Riley, Blane, and Jace.
Kathy and Brian met in the clarinet section of the University of California (Santa Barbara) Symphony Orchestra several decades ago.
Brian's Western Canadian roots and Kathy's Colorado ties resulted in their making beautiful music together along with producing a cross-border crop of descendants.
Kathy spent a year studying in Vienna at the Institute for European Studies and the University of Vienna.
Brian started the school band program in Hope, British Columbia, and later became the high school's vice-principal for 6 years and subsequently principal for 15 years before retiring in 2001.
Kathy, in between raising our three children, taught kindergarten and first grade, middle school, and high school - mathematics, computer studies, ESL, and her first love, band, before retiring in 2001.
We enjoy sharing our travel experiences and providing the odd travel tip to friends, relatives, and visitors.