The Delicious Italy - Time to Indulge

Italy is a place where everyone knows how to enjoy themselves. The rules here are simple: relax, enjoy the company of others, eat amazing food, and drink delicious wine.

One of my fondest memories of Italy takes place in a little area in Tuscany, just outside of Florance called Chianti. An area of rolling hills and an abundance of vegetation. This is an area famous for their wine, so if you visit this lovely city do not forget to go for a wine tasting. The wine tasting I went for was at a small restaurant where the owner was also the cook, the server, and the wine connoisseur. He cautioned us before the wine tasting saying, "It's called a wine tasting, but it's more of a wine drinking...you're going to get drunk". We tried four different types of wine: two reds (one very aged), a bubbly white (my favorite), and a dessert wine (very boozy but still good). Along with the variety of amazing wines we ate the best pesto pasta I've ever had. There was four of us from the hostel all laughing and talking and indulging. Then the very next day we all got together and made an amazing meal at our hostel outside in the warm sun. We enjoyed each other's company, the beautiful scenery, a yummy meal, and, yes, more wine.

The food you will eat in Italy is indescribable. The next place I will describe is a little pizzeria in Naples called Pizzeria Da Michele. This was created by a man named Michele, and in 1906 he created the first pizzeria. There are secrets to this incredible pizza that only the five generations of master chiefs that have worked here know. The two kinds of pizza made here are Marinara and Margaret; Marinara is just sauce on a very thin crust and Margaret is that with cheese on top. I know neither one actually sounds all that amazing but trust me, they are! This has also become a popular tourist attraction since the movie Eat Pray Love came out, because this is the exact restaurant that Julia Roberts ate at.


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Although I could go on forever about the pleasures of Italy I will just describe one more treat I indulged in, and indulged in often. Gelato, it is perhaps the most delicious variation on ice cream you will find. If you are ever in Italy do not leave before trying at least five different flavors of gelato! There is a little day trip you can do from Florence to a town called San Gimignano which is famous for the medieval feel to it. However, it also holds a famous, award-winning gelato shop on the main square. This is where you will find any gelato flavor imaginable; I had eggnog, vanilla white chocolate, and tiramisu. But, honestly, you can find a gelato shop around almost any corner in Italy.