Autumn and I woke up early and successfully lit the stove to make our literal "farm fresh eggs" for breakfast :-)! They tasted normal to me, but it was cool to know they came from the chickens on this farm. Afterward, we sat patiently on the porch waiting for the rain to lighten up so we could head into town. As we headed towards the LONG, rocky, uphill driveway, Joe offered us a ride in his jeep to the top where the bus stop is! -- thank goodness because it was a long hill!
The Market
The bus costs 1.05 Euros each way, and it dropped us off right by the market. It reminded me of the "feria" in Argentina, except instead of selling used things, it was all new. It is an outdoor market with vendors who sell many of the same things (clothes, accessories, household items, trinkets, shoes etc..). We saw so many things we wanted to buy, and although most things were reasonably priced, we had to save our money for the things we needed most. We bought most of what we needed, though didn't find everything today. It was fun to browse & the weather was nice.
Carrefour - The Grocery Store
The grocery store was right around the corner from the outdoor market. We headed there next to buy our bathroom supplies & a few groceries! In order to use a shopping cart, you have to put 50 cents into a lock to separate it from the other carts, and you lock it back up when you're finished to get your money back. We definitely needed a shopping cart to help with our bags & what we were about to buy. We used a dictionary to help us translate while shopping [click for photo.] We bought some delicious Kinder "bueno" bars, which are hazelnut/wafer filled chocolate bars! (They were a favorite of mine in Argentina). For dinner tonight, we got some chicken breasts (for some reason, there aren't many food options in the house right now, and I wanted something other than ostrich meat!). We also bought foccacia bread to eat after shopping because we were STARVING. (I got tomato/herb, autumn got onion/garlic). We ate them outside on two cement car-blockers, then searched for the bus home! [click for photo]
The journey back to the farm
We came across a ticket booth that sells bus tickets a bit cheaper in packages. When I entered, there was only one woman working and I asked her if she spoke English (in Italian). She shook her head "no," and I proceeded to search my brain for bus-related italian words to successfully buy us 10 bus tickets for 9.70 euros. We then waited for our bus at the stop outside of the ticket booth.
On the bus, there was a very old man who had lost (or was robbed of) his wallet. We figured this out after watching him for a few minutes. He was very angry, shouting in italian at the people around him and even patting down a few people, accusing them of stealing it from his pocket! He even asked if he could search one woman's purse & shopping bags, then proceeded to shove his hand inside of the bags. It was crazy! Autumn and I hoped he wouldn't approach us, and thankfully he didn't. After a few stops, he got off the bus -- wallet-less.
We ended up missing our stop, but luckily the last stop was next. We got off there and walked back to our stop (about 4-5 minute walk) with our HEAVY bags. We then walked down the secluded, rocky, long driveway to the farm. When we got back, we looked at our purchases and took a nap listening to the rain outside our windows.
Dinner
Autumn and I cooked dinner together tonight! I prepared the chicken using a few tricks my lovely boyfriend Joe has taught me over the past 2 years :-). I seasoned it with salt, pepper, freshly chopped garlic & onions, and a little bit of butter. I had some pasta and tomatoes on the side. [click for photo] It was outrageously delicious! After dinner, we sat in the kitchen and talked with barbara for a while -- it was really nice.
Fino a domani! (until tomorrow)
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