Thursday, September 28, 2017

Daughter's trip to Italy - Part 5

Here is the final post for daughter L's Italy trip.

Adam had been concerned about visiting a country where they might not speak English.  L said English was not a problem in Florence, however in the small towns it would be more of a problem.  However the people in the small towns are incredibly courteous and friendly.  They remember asking for directions to a restaurant in a small town, the man was just entering his house.  Well he got back into his car and told them to follow him, as he showed them the short way to the restaurant!

These are the items L brought home, the shopping, gifts, and souvenirs from Italy.

L had eaten this pasta dish at some point and loved it.

cooked pasta

So she decided to buy a pack of it to try at home.

pasta

At her cooking course in Italy, they used these long rolling pins and we thought it was a good idea to bring one home!  It may be difficult to get a board to match.  L also brought us some Italian coffee.


rolling pin and coffee

This soft almond biscotti was so delicious.

soft biscotti


Son K was thrilled with these authentic Ferrari driving gloves.

Ferrari gloves

I loved this little Tower of Pisa souvenir.


souvenir


And lastly, for your entertainment ( L only took a photo she did not bring this one home)!

penis pasta

12 comments:

baili said...

You are right dear Christine that people in foreign usually happen to be very friendly as i heard from my son when he told me his first day in Munich Germany.

Glad that all went smooth for your dear daughter and she is back safely .
loved her choices specially hand gloves and little leaning tower

Adam said...

That's good to know

Valerie-Jael said...

Nice food, although I'm not sure I would want a plateful of those last ones....Glad she had such a good trip. Hugs, Valerie

gloriadelpilar_1994@yahoo.com said...

She really made a lovely trip.
About english is not problem in other countries ! In many sites the people speak some english !

Mark said...

That was really sweet of that guy to just drive them to the restaurant. Italy is a very friendly place it seems.

Silver in AZ said...

definitely on my trip bucket list!

Anonymous said...

I've travelled to places where the people don't speak English and it's never been a problem. You always manage. And there are always people willing to help.

Lady Fi said...

Delicious! I love Italy.

Jennifer Rose said...

ah penis pasta, a regular at hen parties lol :p

language doesnt usually become a problem traveling if a person is nice and not rude/pushy about things

Anonymous said...

I enjoyed Italy a lot when I visited in 1969. So glad the terrorists were not there when L and her friend were there.

Jenn Jilks said...

OMG!

The Happy Whisk said...

Great finds and as for the long narrow rolling pin, that what I use as well. I HATE the ones with the handles. Anyway, mine was given to my by my grandmother. It's a piece in my kitchen that I would grab if there was a fire.