Easter Dinner at Grand Hotel Cesare Augusto

The hotel provided a special Easter Dinner for us.

The antipasto came first.

Salami, prosciutto, hard boiled egg (I wonder what the chickens eat.  The egg is so orange.), ricotta, green olives.

The pasta course was ravioli stuffed with ricotta and asparagus.

Note the room key to the right of the plate.  It is solid brass and is left at the desk if you go out.  It weighs a ton, and I can tell you from personal experience, if you drop it on your toe, it hurts!

Secundo piatto is lamb, peas, roast potatoes.  The lamb did not need a knife.

We had a traditional Neopolitan Easter dessert.  And a member of the group had brought German Easter eggs for everyone.

The dessert is called Pastiera.  It is heavy, but quite moist, and not too sweet.

It has orange peel, citron, ricotta, eggs, and the essential ingredient is cooked wheat.  There are lots of recipes and lots of information on the web.

I'm ready for a nap!

Dinner on Thursday at the Grand Hotel Cesare Augusto in Sorrento

All this walking leaves me hungry!   I was definitely ready for dinner.

I chose the linguini della donna.

The sauce is tomatoes lightly cooked in oil with capers and olives.  Delicious.

For "secundo" I decided to try the grilled mozzarella.

Look at the size of the portion!  It came with spinach and mashed potatoes.  I could not possibly eat that much, but it was delicious.  

Dessert was creme caramel, but I chose fresh fruit instead.

Our group leader said that we would not be getting fresh fish.  It is too expensive.

I guess I'll have to enjoy them in the market and imagine,

Actually we have two dinners and two lunches "on your own", but my thinking is that a gelato would make a wonderful meal.  Or two. . .

buffet breakfast at the Hotel Cesare Augusto

Even after a large dinner

which began with a beef, arugula and parmesan salad

breakfast was welcome.

The coffee pot of insanely strong coffee was brought to the table with a pitcher of hot, frothy milk.  The rest of the meal is self serve.

There are fruit and cereals, meats and cheeses.

Eggs and breads and sweets.

After breakfast is a lecture on Sorrento.  This will be followed by a walk and return to the hotel for lunch.

Grand Hotel Cesare Augusto, Sorrento, Italy

We arrived in Sorrento on Wednesday.  We will be staying here until Thursday morning.

They gave us our key.  It is solid brass, and it's very heavy.  You leave it at the desk when you go out.

I immediately checked out my room.

The floors in the room and on the balcony are tiles.  They keep the rooms very clean.

The bathroom is large.  Notice the flush buttons on the wall behind the toilet.

The bathtub is large, with a decent shower.

It is wonderful to have a balcony.

Each morning, I can check out the world, and I can sit out during free time to enjoy the view of the lemon trees and the hillside.

The lemon trees are protected from the wind with mesh tarps.  Did you know that the lemon tree can have buds, flowers, ripening fruit, and fully ripe fruit at the same time? 

We Re here from Wednesday to Thursday, when we leave for the Amalfi Drive.