On to Alba!

On to Alba!

A walking trip in Torino. I came across one of many bakeries and bought some goodies. 

Notice the back rack with the loaves of bread stored upside down! 

After Torino, we decided to try out a little place called Alba. 

One interesting thing I noticed, as we drove through the vineyards, farms and countryside of Piedmont. There were little paths into the crops that popped up in one area. At the edge of the path there say some really colorfully dressed women. Italian hookers! Wow. 

Stayed in Alba for a few days at a place called the Hotel Langhe. 

The exterior was a big ramshackle so we 

were a bit skeptical....but we opened the doors to the veranda and WOW. 

This was the view. During the day you could hear roosters crow, pheasants and 

even the crazy dog pack plus the air compressor from the auto repair shop next door!

 Lavender grew on the veranda. 

This is the infinity pool out in the back. Again, gorgeous! 

I was given my coffee with water to make the way I like, on a tray to take up to the room. 

Very nice people. Breakfast consisted of breads, fruits, cheese and HAM. Lots and lots of ham.

   


 While Tim is at work, the hotel lends out bicycles and locks to its guests....
                                                                                         some things I saw on my rides...
When I parked the bike near a post with a bulletin board in the middle of the village, people were
gathering around. We couldn't figure out why but soon discovered it had the recent obituaries and funeral arrangements posted for the town to see. Hmm.

                    Wandered around Alba looking for a restaurant, couldn't find it but stumbled upon this                             one in a cellar. The picture's not great. But the food was amazing. Called Enoclub.
                             Alba is very well known for its Truffle Festival, so the food was all about the                                          funghi - mushrooms and truffles - tartufo.              Pigeon and truffles

                                                                   

The last evening, we wanted to keep it low key and went to a local pizza place. Great pizza. Everyone starts arriving at dinner in Italy around 8:30-10pm or 20:30-22:00 as they say. I did a When Harry Met Sally and said, "I'll have what she's having." with the dessert. It was one of the best I've ever had. It was a frothy, icy, lemon dessert with a couple blueberries. Didn't catch the name though.
                                        Tim is having his dessert - red wine and caffe!

After Alba, we decided to rent an apartment in Torino, since Alba was about an hour from Tim's office. But before that, we went to SAN REMO!! Wow....