Gelato (gel-ahh-toe) – the greatest creation known to human kind (or Italian Ice Cream)

          ….ok so this post has obviously been a long long long time coming….seeing how I eat this stuff almost every single day for the past 4 months…but mainly I kept forgetting to get a picture with Gianni….our gelato man…..and I totally can say that because this man is “our” gelato man….we discovered him, rather decided we should try his shop one of the first weeks here because its on the way to the metro from school, which means its on the way to the metro from my house too…..and it is THE BEST GELATO KNOWN TO MAN!!

            ….seriously…this shop, Pianeta Gelateria (planet gelato) is owner by Gianni and his wife, Gianna (I kid you not) and Gianna makes all of his gelato everyday in shop….he has the best hours too…right after class until late, everyday, even Sundays and rainy days too…..since I found out how good his shop is I literally have gone almost every single day….it has gotten to a point that when I walk by and haven’t gone in yet that day he will call me in, ask if I have finished my classes for the day, and then I can have my gelato…

            ….one time, it was pouring and I was out getting medicine from the pharmacy for Josh when he was sick here, and I saw Gianna walking into the shop so I decided it was the best lunch ever, so for the first time I ordered some gelato to take away with me….this was odd for me so Gianni asked what I was doing so I told him my boyfriend was here but was sick at home, so he upped the size I wanted and added extra biscotti….

            ….also he wont ever give us our gelato until we have ordered it correctly in Italian, we even have to have entirely correct pronunciation….posso avere un cono piccolo da due gusti di ciocolato biano e violetta…..can I have a small cone with two flavors of white chocolate and violet?....every time….and over the days and weeks and months our “small” cones have gotten bigger and bigger J….he is really the best….

            …today I FINALLY asked him if I could have a picture….i just kept forgetting truly and then I didn’t have a camera anymore, ahh I remember when I could take pictures whenever I wanted, when I had an iphone…those were good days J…..anyways….i finally remembered to ask when we went in today….it was the best days….

            …this is will definently be one of the things that I miss most of all about Italy….gelato….you just don’t get it until you have tried it because I cant even tell you what is different truly about it except that it truly is just sooo much better than ice cream….its got better flavors, its creamier, its sweeter, its just everything…..i want to eat it for the rest of my life truly…..but since I only have 9 more days of it, I will just continue to eat it everyday….its the best thing ever…gah I love gelato…..love love love….mmmmm…..great now I want to go get some……well Gianni is open for another hour tonight J….