Dinner at Alessandro's Apartment

On the evening of Tuesday (23 October), after another extensive day of sightseeing, we were treated to a home-cooked meal at the apartment of Jim and Renzo's friend, composer Alessandro. Half of our meal was a lasagna that Renzo made, the rest was prepared by Alessandro, including a lovely Ensalata Caprese (tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil with olive oil), one of our Italian favorites. Note the nearly ubiquitous red-checked tablecloth.