Our Man in Europe/davedelacroix/RAGAZZIMENTO: part 4: "PIACENZA DELUXE".
Count Pontefranca, when "in town", drinks at CAFE DESIRE on the Corso Vittorio Emanuelle II.. Yes folks. Yet another frickin' COUNT... Obviously, I'm the only sonofabitch in these parts that DOESN'T!
O.K. No more "Count" jokes... Nonetheless, I get by with my good looks, fashion-ista attire, and - I guess - having the COOLEST address within Piacenza's ancient city walls MUST count for something?
(Baddaboom!) -the HOTEL DAVE has become something of a local legend/fixture on the Aristocrats/cheating on their spouse's circuit... Sometimes I feel - "like a Motherless Child" - like JACK LEMMON in the Neil Simon movie, THE APARTMENT, except that I DON'T have to crash elsewhere. (The HOTEL DAVE boasts 3.5 rooms!)... I could tell you some stories, but this IS a "family" blog: Piacenza Deluxe: Wotchagonnado?
Count Pontefranca? Debonair sonofabitch. Old VINO family, 20 miles South on the Apennines hills' slopes. His latest consort? Bridgitta! Buxom wench with dubious I.Q.. Great smile though!
...I'd ran out of San Matteo, Trebbiano vino Bianca. They carry it at a "super-mercato" off the piazza Cavalli: (1.5 liters: @ €1.72 a'pop!)... Only problem? -SIX cafe/bars line my route: Passing on by? "Ciao Dave!" from each one (the Ragazzi)... So, a 10 minute preamble or 5 minute DASH - dependant on alcohol thirst - turns into TWO HOURS: "Arrivederci, 20 bucks!" -the "San Matteo", ergo, actually costs €21.70! -Piacenza Deluxe: Wotchagonnado?
Oh! Yes! (I) Ran into Count Pontefranca, christened: Andreas, the NEW gal, Bridgitta; big smile. Guffaws, UN-lady-like when she's loaded (In vino veritas)... GOT an "invite" to the (Pontefranca) family estate next weekend, though. And, as the January climate is definitely AL DENTE, I think I'll go. Piacenza Deluxe: Wotchagonnado?...
c 2013/davedelacroix/lord borgo/cavalli di campagna/piacenza/italia
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