It’s easy to eat well in Sicily. It’s not hard on the wallet, either. We’re staying at the Hotel Montreal in Ragusa. Near us is a trattoria that advertises itself on the outside as “Trattoria Tipica di Ragusa.” Their card names them Al Bocconcino.
The typical Ragusa dish is sweet ricotta-filled ravioli with a pork sauce. Included was a sausage and large chunk of pork. A meal in itself. The cost at Al Bocconcino? 5 Euro.
The Hotel Montreal has a feature I thought was dead in Italy since the 80s. The toilet and shower are together. This can save time in the morning by combining separate bathroom functions into one. It’s not all that pleasant for the second person.
It’s not that there’s no shower stall and the water spurts all over the nearby toilet, which was a common feature of Italian and Greek bathrooms in the 70s and 80s, it’s that the toilet is built into the shower stall. On purpose. Strano.