Wild Boar, Truffles, Apple Gelato, Panna Cotta, and Strufolo

All things I tried for the first time yesterday. All very delicious, with the exception of the panna cotta, which I think was just a poorly made version. It was my friend Liz's birthday so, accordingly, it was a day of treats.

For breakfast we went to a patisserie where I got a sort of pound cake that they have for breakfast and a strufolo. I couldn't find anything online about strufolo to share with you but I'm pretty sure it's a local pastry and it is essentially a fried dough ball, kind of like a donut, only a bit less sweet.

After breakfast we explored some more areas of town. Liz had jokingly requested Ireland as a gift for her birthday so we took her to that temple/church that I wrote about earlier since it looks like it belongs in Ireland. We also showed her a spot we had stumbled across where there is a swing set that overlooks the Umbrian countryside.

We had lunch and watched some of The Office on my computer and then went out to get gelato. I got apple gelato, which was really good, and, of course, chocolate. Chris tried pistachio and hazelnut (a not so pretty color combination) and Liz got vanilla and pear.

For Liz's birthday dinner we made a reservation at Il Ristorante Victoria and met a bunch of people there at 8. The menu had some really funny translations on it, like pasta with a rocket. That would be something. I had pappardelle (a lot like tagliatelle, thick and flat pasta) with wild boar. I am officially a big fan of wild boar, it was delicious. I would definitely like to go back for that. Liz and I also split french fries, something I've definitely been missing. Those were of course very yummy. I also tried some of Liz's tagliatelle alle truffole so I can now also say that I have tried truffles (the non-chocolate kind). For dessert Chris and I split a panna cotta con cioccolato, which is sort of like a custard, which was just okay. No one was particularly fond of their dessert so I guess that wasn't the strength of the restaurant. It was a very fun and delicious day.



One of the many dogs roaming the city.


The exterior of the church.


Part of a painting in the old church.


Liz in the pretty light.


More of the pretty light.


Liz and I riding one of the sets of swings.


The view from the swing set.


Chris and I on the swings.




Racing. (I say the angle makes it so that an accurate winner cannot be determined).


Jumping off the swing at Liz.