Lombardy

A meal at Soncino that exceeded expectations

[Feb. 2024] In Soncino in Lombardy, Northern Italy, we made a reservation for lunch as soon as we arrived, and it was really good that we did. It was called Antica Rocca, and we were…

Palermo

Church, and then pizza

[Jan. 2024] Seeing the Norman Palace, the most important tourist spot in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, I felt filled with satisfaction. However, we were late in starting our holiday because I was ill for a few…

Sicily

The delicious foods we had in Cefalu

[Jan. 2024] One of the things I was looking forward to in Cefalu, a seaside town on the Italian island of Sicily was lunch. Because it’s by the sea, I thought I could eat fresh…

Palermo

Our meal on the New Year’s Day

[Jan. 2024] We welcomed the New Year with a modest treat of biscuits and local sparkling wine at the Airbnb in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, where we were staying. It was a commotion outside, with firecrackers…

Palermo

Disappointing restaurant

[Dec. 2023] It was New Year’s Eve in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. We had made a reservation before going on this trip to this restaurant because we thought there would be only a few restaurants open…

Palermo

An excellent restaurant in the neighbourhood

[Dec. 2023] After I was bedridden for a few days in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, we went to a restaurant near our accommodation on the day of my recovery. It’s called Trattoria il Cambusone, and it…

Tuscany

Light lunch at an enoteca

[June 2023] We had lunch after visiting the main tourist attractions in Certaldo in the Tuscany region of Italy. We had been curious about Enoteca Boccaccio, which is located across the street from the Boccaccio…

Tuscany

At a restaurant with a trite name

[June 2023] In Poggibonsi, a town in the Tuscany region of Italy, my husband searched the internet and selected a restaurant, then called and made a reservation as usual. Its name is Ristorante Italia. The…

Tuscany

At the restaurant in Castelfiorentino

[June 2023] In Castelfiorentino, a town in the Tuscany region of Italy, my husband made a reservation at a restaurant called Il Gusto e il Tatto by mistake. He had intended to make a reservation…