{"id":104,"date":"2018-06-05T10:15:50","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T10:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houndingproductions.org\/floundering-in-florence\/?p=104"},"modified":"2018-06-17T19:08:48","modified_gmt":"2018-06-17T19:08:48","slug":"day-3-story-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houndingproductions.org\/floundering-in-florence\/?p=104","title":{"rendered":"Day 3, Story 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_99\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99\" class=\"wp-image-99 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/houndingproductions.org\/floundering-in-florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/33994021_10156386972411591_3338078969344819200_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houndingproductions.org\/floundering-in-florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/33994021_10156386972411591_3338078969344819200_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/houndingproductions.org\/floundering-in-florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/33994021_10156386972411591_3338078969344819200_n-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/houndingproductions.org\/floundering-in-florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/33994021_10156386972411591_3338078969344819200_n-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/houndingproductions.org\/floundering-in-florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/33994021_10156386972411591_3338078969344819200_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-99\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Behind us, the Basilica di Santa Maria Novella<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our two days at the Hotel Roma, as Carol noted, right on the Piazza di Santa Maria Novella, were wonderful, as we recovered from travel fatigue and began to realize we were in Florence!\u00a0 \u00a0After lunch at the tiny Ottaviana cafe (sandwiches that are ubiquitous in these little storefront cafes) we walked back to the square and found an elegant outdoor cafe right on the piazza, and right next to our hotel, the JK.\u00a0 We had expensive and truly wonderful coffees and desserts there.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_54\" style=\"width: 282px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54\" class=\"wp-image-54 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/houndingproductions.org\/floundering-in-florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pam1-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houndingproductions.org\/floundering-in-florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pam1-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/houndingproductions.org\/floundering-in-florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pam1-370x408.jpg 370w, https:\/\/houndingproductions.org\/floundering-in-florence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pam1.jpg 441w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-54\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Limoncello<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After a rest, dinner at Pensavo Peggio, an atmospheric trattoria down a narrow little street, with 4 tables downstairs and (it sounded like) many more upstairs.\u00a0 We ordered an Italian feast:\u00a0 Appetizer course &#8212; a huge platter of charcuterie &#8212; 4 kinds of meats, 2 cheeses.\u00a0 The the first course (Primo).\u00a0 I had crepes stuffed with a broccoli, spinach and parmesan filling, covered with a cheesy cream sauce.\u00a0 Carol had garlic\/tomato sauce on some kind of pasta, long and round like spaghetti, only thicker.\u00a0 On to the second course (Segundi).\u00a0 I had thin strips of beef in a truffle sauce, while Carol had spaghetti and meat balls.\u00a0 Everything was delicious, but quite salty.\u00a0 That seems to be the style here &#8212; except for desserts, the food has a lot of salt.\u00a0 We could not finish, we were so stuffed!\u00a0 So much for trying every course!\u00a0 The waitress offered us a lemoncello on the house, and of course we enjoyed it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our two days at the Hotel Roma, as Carol noted, right on the Piazza di Santa Maria Novella, were wonderful, as we recovered from travel fatigue and began to realize we were in Florence!\u00a0 \u00a0After lunch at the tiny Ottaviana &hellip; 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