Well it has been a while since we last gave an update on what’s going on. And the fact of the matter is, not much, even though Patti and I are exhausted. First things first and consider it preliminary, retirement is just f***** awesome. But we’ll talk about sleep patterns and dreams later at another time.
Aside from doing a lot of work cleaning our new apartment and all that entails, and of course shopping for those things you don’t have, but just need, we have been desperate for food every afternoon. Most places open for lunch at 12 or 12:30 and again we have turned to pizza as our salvation occasionally.
Pizza Ad Hoc is right down the block from us and offers a simplified menu which includes great tuna salads, piedmontese hamburger (read no bun here, but really good bread) and an especially thin version of pizza seen above that is just awesome. This happens to be my preferred kind of pizza, short on the dough, tall on the fixings.
Of course as I have already alluded to, shopping has been a major time waste lately. Including, but not confined to traveling just outside the city to IKEA.
After several shopping excursions here and several online, we abandoned future trips, to more accessible stores closer to our new home. Including a cheaper, but nonetheless excellent pizza place three blocks away, called Pizza Vittorio, its pizza is comparable to Red Baron pizza, in thickness.
Served as a personal-sized pizza, around 10 or 12 inches, it was served with whatever toppings you want, if on the menu. For example, wurstel is hotdog and margherita is with tomato sauce, basil and cheese. Though the place was very simple, probably for the younger crowd since the walls had places to write on with chalk, it was quite good. All in all another great place to eat, which I would definitely recommend. Our total bill for two, including beer (1 liter Becks), came to 13€.
Pizza for lunch here is just great…
4.5 Stars ??
Your view is great. Pizza looks delicious.
Thanks! No view of the mountains from the apartment but right outside there is. I will post more when we get a chance. I told Erick our next apartment will be seaside with a water and mountain view. ?
So glad you are enjoying retirement! Nothing like it – you own your own time! View is great and hope to see more of your home! Love the updates!!! Pizza looks delicious. When we went to Florence I had a thin crust onion pizza – best I’ve ever had! Love & hugs
Thanks, Aunt Pat. We really are enjoying “our” time. End of this week we are going to Ericka’s. Then all of us are going to Munich and Heidelberg. We will post more.
Seems you are in the Pizza paradies. Don’t forget all the other delicous meals they serve in Italy. And don’t forget a good glass Bardolino or Barolo or whatever good wine from the region.
Thanks. Starting next Saturday we will be visiting Ericka and enjoying deutsches Essen. Will send you an email…
Karl Heinz, we have been in a hurry to eat and then get back to work in the apartment. Pizza is quick, otherwise in Italy it can take hours to enjoy a great meal! We have a list of places we still need to discover. We will not be eating only pizza! Even though Erick does love it!