We drove to San Gimingnano all the while looking at the ever darkening sky. Several times it rained on route but had stopped by the time we parked the car. However by the time we had walked up to the main piazza of the town, it had begun to rain.
We wandered around a few shops but soon decided that the awful weather wasn't for us and went back to the car. During the journey back we decided to eat in and stopped at the local supermarket to by some ingredients. I volunteered to make melanzana parmigiana for everyone. On discovering that we couldn't get the oven to work, Jamie went to find the landlord, who offered is his oven.
So, we made the dish and took it over to his place and returned to drink and chat while the dish cooked.
About forty minutes later, Jamie and my self armed with a brolly web downstairs to make the trip to retrieve the dish only to discover Tomas coming up the stairs with the cooked parmigiana saving us from getting soaked.
Everyone seemed to enjoy the food and after an enjoyable evening, during a break in the storm I made my way back to my apartment.
Regards,
Gary Nicklin
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