Rome to Venice

Week 21 Zurich to Rome
Day 1

B: Iced Coffee and a Ham roll for the train trip.

L: Snacks on the train.

D: Found a small restaurant near where we were staying, offering a 3 course meal for 15 euro, so I sampled the Bruschetta, toasted bread, with tomato, rocket and parmesan cheese, a lasagne, which was a bit dry for my liking, followed by a vanilla ice cream yoghurt with chocolate topping. Not quite the Italian meal I had hoped for but it was still ok, rating 7.5.

Bruschetta

Day 2 Rome

B: Coffee and croissant

L: Did the 24 hour hop on hop off bus tour to orientate ourselves with Rome, so a simple salami cheese and tomato baguette and a strawberry yoghurt.

D: Went for a take away meal, chicken and tomato flavoured rice croquettes and a Tomato buffalo mozzarella cheese and rocket pizza, both were just ok, rating 7.0, followed by a supermarket bought Gelati, lemon and strawberry, which was superb, rating 8.5.

 

Takeaway Pizza and Croquettes

Day 3 Rome

B: Cappuccino and croissant

L: Ham and salad roll and yoghurt.
D: Spaghetti bolognaise, just an average pasta dish, rating 7.0.

Day 4 Rome to Naples

B: Cappuccino and chocolate croissant

L: Snacks and fruit on train.
D: Snacks prosciutto, cheese and fruit

Day 5 Naples

B: Buffet breakfast at hotel Tiempo, huge selection, very satisfying.

L: After big breakfast, just cracker biscuits

D: Dinner at restaurant at Hotel Tiempo, starters were, bruschetta, tuna and tomato on bread, followed by basil, tomato and pesto pasta, main meal was a grilled pork sausage with fresh chips and a pea puree, a much better Italian meal, accompanied  y a great white wine, a very pleasant meal, rating 8.0.

Tasty pork sausgae chips and pea puree

Day 6 Naples to Rome

B: Buffet at Hotel Tiempo.

L: Mortadello and cheese Panini..

D: Preceded dinner with 4 very cold large Heineken beers, as I don’t like any Italian beers, and after a hot day at Pompeii, the previous day and a train trip, I needed rehydrating, just what Dr Tony ordered, rating 8.5. For dinner we found another 15 euro offering so gave Rome another chance, and this time had, Bruschetta, this time with buffalo mozzarella and basil, followed by a decent Gnocchi with bolognaise sauce, desert was again a supermarket gelati, pistachio and chocolate, topped off a good meal well, rating 8.0.

Delicious 2 euro Gelati empty containers say it all

Day 7 Rome to Bologna

B: Coffee and croissant.

L: Snacks and fruit on train.

D: We had spotted a 15 euro 3 course offering, this time it was, cold meat platter of prosciutto, salami, mortadello and pork Braun sausage, followed by a much improved lasagne and finished off with an almond magnum, good meal, rating 8.0.



Cold Meat Platter



 

 



Decent Gnocchi

 

Week 22

Day 1 Bologna

B: Buffet breakfast at Hotel, again a great selection.

L: After big brekky, just had cracker biscuits with tomato and cucumber.

D: After so much European food, we found an old friend a Chinese restaurant, and I had Wonton Noodle soup for starters, followed by spicy roast duck and rice and desert was a gelati bought at a gelati shop this time, hazelnut and vanilla, topped of a spicy meal very well, rating 8.0

Couldn't leave out Roast Duck (Chinese in Italy)

 Day 2 Bologna

B: Buffet at Hotel

L: Cracker biscuits.

D: Dined at the restaurant, again 3 course meal for 15 euro, entrée was a polenta with zucchini in it, topped with a tomato, basil and Spanish onion sauce and a twist of lemon juice, for my main meal I had the grilled fish which was 2 generous white flesh fillets cooked to perfection, served with a combination of salad and veges, i.e. lettuce, cucumber,  tomato, Spanish onion, and zucchini and a grilled peach and pear, it was an unusual combination but it worked a treat. Desert was the buffet part, and the choice was huge, settled on chocolate mousse, panacotta with strawberries, and fruit salad. This meal put food in Italy back on the pedestal it deserves, rating 8.5-9.0.  The meal was also served with a splendid white wine which the waiter conveniently left the bottle at our table, instead of just a glass, must have been because we are Aussies and told him how good our wines are.

Fushion food fish with salad grilled cheese and grilled fruit

Day 3 Bologna to Venice

B: Buffet at Hotel

L: Snacks on train
D: Margarita Pizza, just average , rating 6.5
 

Day 4 Venice

B: OJ, Coffee Bread roll and Croissant

L: Salami, cheese and fresh rolls, fruit and chocolate gelati

D: Found a local restaurant, had smoked salmon in a cream sauce, with penne pasta, followed by a grilled sea bream with a fresh garden salad, overall a very enjoyable meal, raying 8.0.

Desert Buffet

Day 5 Venice to Munich

B: OJ. Bread rolls, croissants and Coffee

L: Cheese and salami, bread rolls, and 2 Ottakringer lager beers, served nice and cold, rating 8.0.

D: Arrived late, so opted for a takeaway, chose, a lamb shank with rice and vegetable stew, quite tasty for a take away, rating 7.5.



Grilled Sea Bream Venice



Coop Gelati

 

 




Typical Italian Deli



Exquisite Chocolates