Showing posts with label gelato. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gelato. Show all posts

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Gelato at Giolitti!

Close to the Pantheon is a famous gelato place called Giolitti. They have over 100 flavors and you have to negotiate your way to be served, and yell your order. It's like that scene in "Eat Pray Love" (though I did not like the movie). The flavors weren't in English so I went with a safe choice of Tiramisu and a shot-in-the-dark choice which ended up being almond. It was the perfecto combo.
However, the gelato itself was not any better or worse than the others I've had.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

The preserved village of San Gimignano

After the delicious wine farm lunch, we headed into one of the most well-preserved medieval towns in Italy, San Gimignano. Two major attractions worth visiting:
1) The gelato place that was once named the best ice cream in the world! I got the persimmon flavor, quite delish.
2) La Rocca - the remains of the 14th century forest above town that provided stunning views of Tuscany.