Carbonara- the texture of the spaghetti was more than just al dente. It was slightly chewy and yet well done. I just love the way how Italian cooks pasta. The cheese sauce was really rich with extra parmasan sprinkled on top which was my favourite. It's a shame that the sauce was slightly salty and it was too cheesy that I could not actually taste any of the eggy flavour. The bacon strips were mainly fats but smoky and flavourful. Beside the pasta was far from greasy. To conclude, I think it was the best carbonara I have tried and the experience was unforgetable.

Lobster risotto- creamy lobster risotto with rich but natural lobster flavour. The texture of the risotto was far from soggy. There was a small piece of lobster in the dish and was eaten by my cousin but I was told that the meat was slightly loose. Generally speaking the risotto was very tasty.

Mussels in tomato and basil suace- although the mussels were cooked in tomato and basil sauce, the freshness can still be tasted and the sauce actually absorbed plenty of the flavour of the mussels and with the tangy tomoto, it made a fabulous company with the dry and tasteless bread slices

Mussels in brine- You could taste more of the flavour in the mussels themselves in this dish. It was simple yet superb.

Ox tail- The meat was so tender that it easily came off the bone! It was full of flavour and the sauce was very similar to the one which mussels were cooked in. There were a handful of celary, carrot and onion which picked up all the lovely flavours.

Pizzas- Both pizzas were fairly good. The pizza bases were thin but slightly chewy, a bit like the ones from Pizza Express. The ham was freshly carved but it was a bit too thick that it was a little bit salty for me. The egg was just done and the yolk was still runny inside which is the way I love it. Nevertheless all of us were not great fans of artichokes so there was a bit of a waste.

On the whole, the food was excellent but there was space to improve in terms of customer service because the restaurant was so busy that the waiters were usually fully occupied and it takes ages to get their attention. Tap water was served and there was neither service charge nor cover charge. English menu was also provided which was another plus point.

來到羅馬的第一天, 我和同伴們在前往酒店途中, 的士路經某燈口前, sara表姐高呼一句" 呢個咩黎架? 咁似羅馬鬥獸場嘅?" 堂姐charlotte 連忙回答說 "呢個真係羅馬鬥獸場黎架ma=v=" 兩天後我們終於再度拜訪了! 不過說真的, 夜景比日景迷人多了, 幸好那晚上讓我們看到了, 不然真的走寶呢!

論為全意大利最好吃的pizza, 來意大利當然要朝拜一番! 在堂姐charlotte的帶領下終於來到了Da Michele (全靠她我們才知道有這麼一間低調的名店呢!).

格局有點像港式茶餐廳, 簡陋得很, 廚房是開放式的. 此店只售兩款pizza, 一款是pizza margherita, 即是只有 mozzarella cheese 和茄醬, 另一款是pizza marinara, 只有茄醬, 香草和蒜頭. 食材聽起來很簡單, 味道又會是如何呢? 大家都摸不著頭腦, 全世界最好吃的pizza 會有多好吃? 會不會是誇大了而已? 如果是真的那必須呈清呈清

我們5人同行, 就先要了每款各一來分吃, 因為pizza 體積大得很, 比平日pizza express 或是pizza hut 大批還要大(是超級無敵大好不好?) 整個製作過程都是開放式的, 任由食客拍照, 而最令小妹感神奇的步驟就是師傅把小小的粉團stretch開成一個巨型pizza, 然後放進炭爐裏, 整個過程實在令人目不暇給(其實是興奮得要尖叫!)

不到3分鐘, 香噴噴的pizza 終於送來了! 趕忙拍個照就等不及開動 (所以相片有點shaky)pizza 上灑上 extra virgin olive oil, 熱騰騰的令分切程序有難度 (其實我們可以叫師傅為我們分切不過過度興奮而忘了) 

趕緊嘗一口..........OH GOD! 好感動好感動好感動pizza居然可以如此好吃 (立即打消了要呈清的念頭.....) base 薄薄的, 少少煙靱之餘底微脆, 沖積著炭香. PIZZA MARGHERITA 上有很多mozzarella cheese, 跟祕製tomato sauce和 olive oil 混在一起再加上薄薄熱騰騰的餅底其實吃得滿狼狽, 所以我們都喜把pizza slice 摺起或是roll 起來吃, 因為皮薄且微脆, 每一口都是豐富的口感, 咬每一口時香濃的茄醬,mozzarella 和olive oil都湧出來 JEEEEEEESUS! 不能用文字去形容, 但我保證沒有半點誇張成份!!! 至於pizza marinara 也不過不失, 餅底依然精彩, herbs 和 garlic 味香氣十足, 誰都不搶誰的風頭! 不過個人而言還是pizza margherita 較令人感動, 所以encall　了一個

最後5人分吃3個pizza 其實剛好, 建議pizza 逐個order 因為製作時間短而且涼了就沒這麼吸引呢!

停車場是不太夠。。 
但是內部裝潢非常的‘義大利’，嚴肅，卻充滿家庭式的溫馨
這是家business為主的酒店。
提供客房服務，三餐。免費的wifi。電視。 儲物間。室內室外餐廳。
整潔乾淨。招待很熱情和耐心。

今早七時半便起床了，早餐後去麗亞德橋市集作最後衝刺。

回酒店拿好行李便去火車站了，中途買到明信片～乘船到火車站，搭了好幾徜船都沒人查票，真令人鬱悶啊．．．在雨中離開美麗的威尼斯，真是令人依依不捨，這裡還有很多地方我還沒去過啊，在威尼斯沉沒前，等著我再來吧！

Burano
原以為Burano很近，原來要45分鐘才到，不過Burano很可愛，房子都是五顏六色的，這裡有很多蕾絲精品。在這我們找到全威尼斯最便宜的玻璃店，玻璃吊咀這裡只賣€2（買了四個），還當場看到老闆表演做玻璃戒指呢。從相片比例就可以我對burano就是比較偏心~:p

今天的第一站是被稱為「威尼斯的門戶」的聖馬可廣場，原來從住宿步行十分鐘便到，真快～今天的天氣不錯（也就是很曬），來這裡當然是要去聖馬可教堂，外觀帶有中東色彩的聖馬可教堂顯得獨特漂亮，正面的拱門上鑲嵌著聖馬可事蹟的畫。來到時已經有一條人龍在等入場了，聖可馬廣場除了遊人，就鴿子最多，賣雀食的人自然也早早來報到，可我不想被鴿子碰到啦．．．朋友聽到附近有一個旅行團導遊解說，竟然說站在中央的雕塑是耶穌，哈，幸好我也搜集了一些資料，知道那個是聖馬可～

聖馬可教堂內部舖滿金箔，所以又被稱為「黃金教堂」，不過因為年代久遠了，看起來有點殘舊舊。花了€1.5去看黃金祭壇（Pala d'Oro）〔引用介紹：高一點四米，寬三點四八米，祭壇上共有二千多顆各式寶石如珍珠、祖母綠和紫水晶等；中央圓頂則是一幅耶穌升天的龐大鑲嵌畫，是一群威尼斯優秀工匠在十三世紀完成的作品。〕，感想就是金光閃閃＋寶石，€1.5花得太快了吧，還好可以看下下聖馬可的棺木。（看來幹嗎啊？） 

離開聖馬可教堂，我們便往附近的大街小巷鑽，走進一間大型的玻璃精品店，裡面的確很漂亮，但價錢是天價！！！我們只好當成博物館那樣參觀（＝混吉）。

經過嘆息橋，它曾是連接總督府和昔日監獄的嘆息橋是當年死囚的必經之。傳說經過橋下的船夫，常常聽到死囚行刑前發出的嘆息，因而得名。

我們先搭水上巴士去著名的麗亞德橋Rialto（酒店就在這附近），威尼斯真美啊～整個島就靠水路為交通，不存在惱人的汽車，甚至連單車也沒有（大概因為巷子太小人太多吧），好想坐一下浪漫的貢多拉啊～（但是很貴的 >"<）落船後立刻去找事先訂了的住宿，這裡很熱鬧，到處都是遊客，擠得水洩不通，沿路有很多小商店和攤檔售賣紀念品。很順利地找到酒店（其實只是apartment），可恨地要上樓梯 -口- |||，上了兩層才到，先跟主人登記。今天晚上住的是四人房，房子的感覺不錯，設施也挺齊全的，還有廚房用呢～

整理好行李已經五時了，我們便隨便到附近逛逛，買了雪糕吃，兩味才€1.7，意大利的雪糕有種獨特的口感，十分美味！然後我們回到麗亞德橋那邊走走，那裡有很多店舖賣著各式各樣的紀念品，有玻璃杯、項鍊、耳環、錶、還有華麗的面具等等，包羅萬有，令人目不暇給。威尼斯給我的感覺就是華麗啊！！！＋ｗ＋看中了玻璃和面具項鍊，不過還是等到明天才買吧～！很喜歡很喜歡威尼斯！！（大心）

不一會便七時了，店舖和攤檔也陸續關門了，我們在一家pizza店買了一塊熱騰騰的pizza吃，是放在石爐裡烤的啊，十分好吃。回去的路上發現樓下就有一家supermarket，又去買了yogurt。（愛丁堡沾上的習慣，這裡吃yogurt實在太便宜了！） 

今天同房的是兩個澳洲女孩，都幾nice，她們剛從florence過來，說uffuzi博物館很值得去呢。這裡除了洗澡的水流和水力不足、去水慢外，我也挺滿意這住宿的，設備齊全，最重要的是地點實在太正點了～！！！

下一站是Burano和murano，這兩個奇異的七彩/玻璃小島。