Day 6-- Ciao Bella, Famiglia Pizza (2008-07-09)
As usual, our travel agent met us in the lobby after we checked out and were taken to the airport with the rest of the group. The agent who's also the driver, had to pick up a few more people at other hotels which enabled us to have a last glimpse of this city through morning traffic.
Checking in at the airport was quick this time without lines
although both KL and I had to be patted down and our carry-on tested
for
bomb residue, ya know, the standard show they put on to give the
illusion
that the government is fighting terrorism and stuff. All this
mess and inconvenience are caused
by one man and one man only, George Bush. It's an understatement
to say that I don't like him.
Oh, back to our trip report.
There're only two things left in my "to-eat" list at this point of
the trip which I didn't think we could fulfil--
Ciao Bella gelato at Grand central Station and
Joe's Pizza on Carmine Street. It was too early the day we went
to Grand Central and the icecream shop wasn't open yet; and the pizza
didn't make it to our stomachs cause we couldn't make room for it.
Would you believe what I found in the airport? Ciao Bella and
a pizza stand! Woohoo!! It was 9:45 am when we bought
gelato and eating it by the store. Passersby were throwing us
curious and bewildered glances as I'm sure no locals would think of
eating icecream this early! The chocolate gelato was SOOOOO
GOOOOD! It was creamy and smooth, chocolatey and yet not too
sweet, I liked it better than il laboratorio's instantly. The
chocolate sorbet was also great and very bitter which suits me just
fine.
As we wandered past our gate, we saw a food court.
Famiglia's Italian
color balloons stood out
prominently amongst the shops. I was kinda disappointed
that they were still not quite ready for business 20 minutes before our
boarding time. Luckily they did five minutes later and a line was
already forming. KL and I split a slice of Mushroom &
Pepperoni and OMG, it was delicious! I don't know the
benchmark for judging a great pizza, but if it's thin-crusted,
crispy-bottomed, chewy-centered, well-sauced and pepperoni-strewn, IT
IS A GREAT PIZZA.
With fantastic gelato and pizza, we could not have ended our New York foodie trip on a more perfect note.
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