Ahhh . . . time for a nice outdoor breakfast at the Lis Hotel. It’s a family run place and has all you need!

. . .  even hotel slippers that you can wear to breakfast, like Marci did!

Here Mr. Ribero uses the juicer to make a concoction of apple, celery, carrot and ginger. It was wonderful!

Here are the raw ingredients ready to go.

The message is clear!

On our morning shopping walk, we oohed and aaahed at this pizza shop. Later Rick had two slices!

Our destination was this bike shop and café.

Everything was beautifully displayed. The influence of Italian design even affects bike shops!

 

The “fatties” — this one an ebike  – have hit Italy too!

Something for everybody . . . a holdover from WWII?!

 

Anybody familiar with these leak-proof tubes? Pepi’s Tire Noodles! Anti-puncture system we hear.

. . . so we went a-shopping!

This is Corso Vittorio Alfieri, the main road in old Asti. Asti is known for its many medieval towers still in good shape. It was once the most powerful city in the Piedmont. The Ligures lived here until the Romans ousted them in 174 BC; the Ligurian word for hill is Ast.

After about a 45 minutes half the group lost interest in shopping (no more bike shops). And went to the park to people watch.

Barb, emJay and Tom enjoyed lunch at Osteria Palio not far from our hotel. For 10 Euro they got: penne pasta with a light seafood sauce; vegetable fritter with cheese sauce; mixed salad; water “with gas”; cappuccino, and tiramisu for dessert. Yum!

. . .  Barb in front of the lovely cathedral, built in Piedmontese Gothic style. Note the bell tower and the single lancet windows.

The cathedral is airy and graceful inside. Note the Trompe l`Oeil effect on the columns  –not carved, but painted to appear so!  (and pronounced “trum ploy”  which I have always wondered about!!)

The #2 of 351 restaurants in town, on the Trip Advisor site, Campanaro, was only 3 block from out hotel. We had the front line staff make us a reservation and what a night it was!!!

emJay had the eggplant Parmesan starter . . .

. . .  while Ricxk had the layered spinach crepe, goat cheese stack with honey and walnuts . . .

. . . followed by sausage ravioli . . .

. . . topped with black truffles and Parmesan cheese.

. . . the pasta was delicious . . .

. . . and the special house tiramisu was superb!!!

We were personally waited on by the owner, Duilo, who spoke great English. His enthusiasm and passion for food were over the top and his insights and suggestions made the night’s meal the best of the trip!!!