A Beautiful day yesterday in Grado at the beach...truly stone-cold chillin'.
Not the most beautiful beach I've ever been to (that was hands down north of San Juan del Sur on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua at an ecotourist lodge...cliffs, sand and colorful rocks; water you could look at and be in for hours) but a much needed day in the sand and sun.
The beach was followed by getting lost in the car on our way back to a brown risotto with clams, stir-fried eggplant and peppers, ensalada and two kinds of cheese that are local Friulini cheeses.
All of this with the fabulous Ilivio that we have bought three bottles of as it is not available in the states. Ilivio turned into sipping different types of Amaro (bitters) and another Felluga that sounds like its named after a Rabbi, Rosenplatz. A bottle of a beautiful lambrusco was then topped with an 11 year old burghandy that Matteo offered out so we could taste some aged wine.
Ay-yuy-yuy. I slept hard last night.
Today we go the mountains for the night. We've only been seeing them from a distance. More on that to come. More on everything to come.
The morning was spent strolling through Udine visiting the market, and stopping at 12:30pm for an apperitif of wine and bread/cheese/meat (hell if I don't go home 5 pounds heavier). This is what made me smile. Every table had wine on it. Matteo said they'll have some wine and then head home for lunch. What a social, sassy and styley place this was!!! Next came the gelato.Wow.
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