Shopping and even more food

Italians talk, and talk and talk. One of the greatest business opportunities was to get into mobile phones, in Italy, 10 years ago. Walking down an otherwise empty street I noticed a small crowd of men peering into a shop window. Aha, I thought, this must a football match, I'll stop and watch. There was no football, no pretty shop assistants, no nudes, just a shop window piled high with mobile phones. Strange!

Visitors stopped by for dinner last night and the usual huge feast was wheeled out. All the conversation centred around food. The food on offer, food from the past and what they were going to eat tomorrow. This conversation lasted about 3 hours.

We eat at Trilusso tonight. The proprietor, Angelo, is a friend of Dino's. We counted 11 courses in all. The mood was a bit sombre because we are leaving tomorrow but wading through the food kept us all occupied. The bill for 5 including wine and liquers was 150 euros. Great food and excellent value!

We have got to get out of here before we all explode!