A few more words, now,
A few more words, now, about San Venanzo. We stopped there after leaving the hill at five o’clock. In what was to become a habit, the vans parked at the top of the hill near the lab, and the hordes of dirty, sweaty, hungry, American students descended (and I do mean descended, the three main streets were joined by broad avenues of stairs) upon San Venanzo.
The "Bar Centrale" was closed that day (this was the bar on the second level, with a wide outdoor patio) and so we went to the "Bar Vulcana" - a smaller establishment across the street.
Italian bars are not the same as American bars. At least, I assume not, for I have never been inside an American one! An Italian bar sells beverages of all sorts - coffee in its common incarnations, water, fizzy lemonade, Coke on tap, a range of alcoholic refreshments. Perhaps it also sells sandwiches (panini) or other savory refreshment (pizza by the slice, cut up with scissors!); it certainly sells pastries in the morning hours for breakfast. Almost all of the ones I encountered also sold gelato, be it ever so small an assortment.
The assortment of this one was quite respectable, and so that was what I had. Now, I have every respect for the institution of the Cold Beer after a Hard Day’s Work, but tell me, which would you rather have, for the same price - a beer, or three flavors of gelato with whipped cream on top?
I thought so.
::thinks of the possibility of beer flavored gelato and shudders::
August 7th, 2002 at 5:11 amWith beer and gelato, you can make a beer float.
August 7th, 2002 at 9:05 amA beer float?
August 7th, 2002 at 9:13 amIsn’t beer denser than water?
August 7th, 2002 at 11:09 amCider isn’t.
August 7th, 2002 at 12:18 pm