Ate at the hotel again this evening. I had Rissotto with a chunk of Grouper for my main, Steamed Octopus Salad for my starter. Gerry had soup as her starter and a pasta dish with Mussels for her main.
Most importantly we had another bottle of the Sicilian Syrah.
And then there were two …
It rained last night and by and large it has rained pretty much all day. Consequently, we have been skulking in the hotel.
We managed to miss breakfast. So by way of a consolation prize, we treated ourselves to lunch.
I had Octopus Salad, followed by Sea Bass with bacon wrapped asparagus and mashed potato while Gerry had Veal Escalopes with Bacon Wrapped Asparagus and mashed potato. All washed down with the ubiquitous Nastro Azzurro.
I must say that the restaurant food at the hotel is pretty good. Cooked well and nicely presented. The breakfast buffet is pretty comprehensive with cold meats and cheeses, hot scrambled eggs, bacon, mushrooms etc. Plenty of serials and cakes / pastries on offer along with various breads. Not brilliant stuff but will give you a good energy boost to get your day under way.
I should mention that last night we decided to have a bottle of wine with our meal. We chose an Italian Merlot but they had sold out. The waiter suggested two alternative wines one of which was a Syrah.
We chose the Syrah, from the vineyards of Feudo Principi di Butera in Sicilia. It turned out to be both a good suggestion and a good choice. Lots of flavour with a dry after bite. In other words a damn good anaesthetic.
Today hasn’t been a total loss. We have arrange an excursion for Monday.
We are going to visit Pompeii, come rain or shine. According to the extended forecast we can expect clouds with sunny periods and just a 25% chance of precipitation
That leaves us with Saturday and Sunday to fill. Saturday is showing 65% chance of rain so I think we will try to get Gerry into the Spa. Sunday is looking a bit better. We may chance trip to Capri, it depends on the sea state. Gerry loves the sea, to look at, but she doesn’t mix well with boats on the water. If it’s a bit fallollopy then a stroll around Sorrento may be in order. Where we can at least dodge the showers by ducking into one of the many bars and coffee shops.
After Monday we can start looking at perhaps a trip to Herculaneum. Again, this is very weather dependent.
Fingers crossed.
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