Tue 21 Oct- after getting up at 6:15, we had a nice buffet breakfast and then departed for Abano. On the way, we stopped by the ancient town of Sirmione, located on a promontory that stick far out into Lake Garda. We had a snack at a little cafe-bar on a side-street of Sirmione on Lake Garda. It was cool and cloudy, but pleasant to walk around.
We ordered a light lunch of a Margherita pizza and two kinds of Lugana wine, a specialty of the region. The wine was very pleasant, not too dry but with a nice taste that complemented the pizza.
Our GCT 'discovery' was 'Pocket Coffee', a few milliliters of espresso in a chocolate shell. When you bite down, the espresso squirts out, then the chocolate combines with the taste to be really good. Stan bought 2 5-packs at the next stop at E 1.70 each. This is a cool-weather product, not available in the summer; and not recommended to be kept in pockets, despite the name.
Shortly after arrival at the Hotel Helvetia, we were taken on an introductory stroll through Abano, famous as a spa ('therme') town.
Dinner started with a fantastic appetizer buffet, which had enough different selections to be the whole meal: all kinds of fish, shellfish, octopus salad, shrimp, scallops, etc.; plus many vegetables including artichoke hearts, green beans, asparagus, spinach, etc; and green salad fixings with different dressings. After filling up on the buffet, we were served seafood risotto, washed down by the mineral water and red wine set on the table; after that, they served fish with boiled potato; and then finally a wonderful custard/vanilla pudding in delicate flaky pastry.
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