YDYtravelers: Doing not much of anything and feeling pretty good about it

We did a lot of nothing today, aside from some delicious eating and an afternoon walk. This morning we descended on our favorite cafe in Torino, the great Bartelli and Milano. One again, I drank spiked bicerin, ate pastries, and admired the mirrored decor. And again, we left feeling very sugared and caffeinated. It’s our morning routine! We three spent a good portion of the day in the apartment, planning for the two days to come, in which we travel to Milan and then to Amsterdam and then to home. Less than 48 hours and we’ll be in Minneapolis. Hard to believe, sitting here in Italy, just home from a delicious meal of ravioli with mint, lemon and ricotta, white wine, and creme brûlée for dessert. Thursday night dinner will likely be a frozen pizza, I’m guessing. George ventured out on his own for about 1/2 hour today to find a gift for his Alex (not brother Alex (Bralex), but boyfriend Alex). It was his first real adventure on his own in Europe. And just in the nick of time! Mom and I also took a stroll and stopped at a cafe for gelato and coffee (my coffee was poured over vanilla gelato - still counts). And just mom and I went to dinner. In typical fashion, I got lost, somehow crossing over the street we live on to the opposite side of our neighborhood than the restaurant we were going to. I don’t quite know how I get along in the world and travel as much as I do without having any sense of direction at all. I need compass implanted the way others need a pacemaker. Seriously. We may visit a musuem tomorrow before leaving for Milan and we may not. It’ll be a surprise!