Day 16

We went to Ravenna today, a city on the coast about one and a half hours by train east of Bologna. Really a beautiful city, we saw Dante's tomb, some cool churches, and of course, ate some delicious food. Went to a well known restaurant in the city called Ca'de Ven (24 Via Corrado Ricci, Ravenna; 0544-30163). Beautiful old building with big long tables and high ceilings. Here are some shots of the inside:



This restaurant, and Ravenna in general, is known for its piadine, like an Italian version of a tortilla. These are made with lard and are chewy and oh-so-good. Normally they are stuffed with prosciutto, cheese, vegetable and the like. I got a great vegetable soup and a side of rosemary piadine, here it is:



Nick got some ravioli with tomoato sauce, and Marc got pasta with sausage, peas and cream sauce... how delicious does that look?


For dinner, Forni girls came over and we just had some pasta with vegetables and parmigiano cheese.