Okay, we have been gone almost a month, have had some fabulous cuisine, but we have found that you can't get a decent breakfast on the road. When I say decent, I mean a bit of protein, maybe a little juice, and a bread that is not filled with chocolate goodness. Don't get me wrong, chocolate croissants haven't been all that bad, but yesterday we were preparing for an athletic event, the climb to the top of the Duomo Dome. Something like 450 steps through narrow passages that actually circle between the inner and outer domes. So we decided we needed a good, old fashioned power breakfast from non-other than Mc Donald's. Yes, we thought that surely Mc Donald's (they are everywhere over here) would hold true to the egg Mc Muffin, or pancakes with sausage. You can tell we are getting a bit desperate for a solid breakfast. Anyway, we go to Mc D's and find that the menu is completely unrecognizable. I had fish filet, chocolate souffle and of course cafe. As I was dipping my fries into the creamy chocolate center of the souffle, we were reminded by Jess that, less than 12 hours prior to this meal, we had been on an organic farm in Tuscany eating all home grown organic foods, cheeses, pasta's and the meat was even raised on the farm. It was a "10-mile meal". Apparently our bodies were thrown off by the pristine meal in Tuscany and started craving this.....
Anyway, the climb to the dome went well, basically we all survived and no one freaked out while in the small, stuffy, dark places. A great experience, and one I won't forget for awhile. The view from the top was spectacular and the trip down was quick!
The rains have found us, so we all settled down in our tiny hotel room, and sang "Favorite Things" while watching the Sound of Music and listening to the crashing thunder.
Today we packed up and headed to sunny Rome, our trip is almost over, so sad. Jess, Graham and I leave Rome on Tuesday. Melissa heads to a farm in Livorno that is on the west coast of vineyard adventure. They asked her to bring a bathing suie for the grape crushing, they do it by foot. Good luck Melissa.
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