Still in Padua!

Fortunately, many of Padua's sidewalks are covered...good in this morning's torrential rain shower, equally good in this afternoon's intense heat! For the rainshower we ducked into a piazza bistro and had spritzes (drinks of prosseco and either apernol or campari), and tramezzini (little yummy sandwiches). For this afternoon's heat we ducked into 4 different churches, both to cool down and to see amazing art, from Giotto to Donatello. 

Here we are at the Basilica of St Anthony. St Anthony is the patron saint of lots of things, so besides seeing amazing art  we saw many people tearfully praying and plunking their $ into handy receptacles. They're big into relics here...the better the relic the more important the church is. Well, they have St Anthony's tongue and jawbone with intact teeth and vocal cords (miraculously exhumed after 32 years of internment).

For lunch, we decided on pizza. 

Yes, you read correctly...we ate a horse! When in Padua...but it's probably the last time we'll fo THAT. I could have had a caprese salad!

Now we're hanging with a couple of drinks at a piazza in the city center. In reading Francis Mays' books about Italy (which was the main inspiration for this trip), her husband loved to drink Grappe. So, I ordered one, willing to be surprised. Will someone look up what this is??? I think it's straight tequila. Danger, Will Robinson!!

So....after drinking 1/2 of the double-shot portion, I'm investing in tomorrow and quitting. I'll stick with Spritzes! Now it's 8:00pm and it's finally cooling off, so the piazza's are filling up! We're off in search of some dinner. Can't wait to see what we find and where we find it!