Emma’s father is a great cook.¬† Both of his parents cook – his father is dead.¬† His mother continues to make the best food I’ve ever tasted.¬† Luca made this pasta and clams dish for us.¬† The first thing we did was go to the open market, first to shop for this and that – they lay out the cheap stuff and you can find some great bargains.¬† Emma was in the market for a pair of sunglasses.
They sell the most unbelievable fruit and vegetables you’ve ever seen.¬† They also sell cheese and various piles of crap — and there are hoardes of people there, hoardes.¬† I didn’t know this but I found out that Italians don’t like to have their picture taken – apparently it is either considered rude or else there is some law against it.¬† I didn’t know this, of course, so I snapped away.¬† At this point I’ve kind of had it up to here with Italians anyway – bring on the French.
