Alcohol day! Usual early start. During world war 2 Italian partisans were fighting the Germans using geurilla tactics but the Germans lured them into town from the woods where they were hiding by declaring an amnesty. But it was a trick and they hung them from trees that line one of the main streets. The trees are still there and each bears a memorial to the man hanged there. This took place only 6 years before I was born. Very sad.
Anyway this is the town where they make grappa and we had a tasting. Mum tried a bit but then just kept getting top ups for me so I had 6 altogether. It’s very strong stuff but they claim it helps digestion and a guy I was talking to suffers chronic indigestion but last night, had 2 grappas and no indigestion. So I bought 3 bottles 😉. We had lunch at a hotel which had a nice outside, shaded seating area and I had an Hugo 😎
This afternoon we went to a Prosecco vineyard. Apparently they can’t keep up with demand at the moment as it’s so popular even though they produced one and a half million bottles last year. They had 2 kinds and, cheekily mum drank both hers so I only got 3 (there was some left after everyone got some). I bought a bottle of the one I liked best for 9 euros which seemed good value to me. So the non drivers could have fun at Felicity’s party!
Tonight we couldn’t find a place to eat that was open that we hadn’t already eaten at so we resorted to the 3 course meal in the hotel restaurant and this time we both had the welcoming glass of Prosecco then mum reverted to the fizzy water and I had beer. The main thing of note about the meal was that I finished each of the 3 courses before Mum. That’s a new phenomenon!
Oh, mum wants me to mention that when we were totally lost yesterday she accosted an old lady, seeking directions. She spoke no English but with a lot of pointing and a few words I understood she succeeded in getting us back on the right track.
