Aperitivi

The call went out this afternoon in the lecture theatre, that we should all go for aperitivi tonight. We are meeting in the Piazza Borsa at 8 and will go from there.
I have been out for group drinks only once so far in Trieste- which is pretty amazing when you think about the fact that I have now been here almost 2 full weeks! The drink of choice seems to be "Spritz" (not sure on the spelling, but, like many things in Trieste, you can hear the Austrian influence in the word.) Spritz is basically a Spritzer, although sometimes with Prosecco and water rather than white wine and soda. I guess the idea is that as long as there is bubbles who cares where they come from! To this mixture Aperol is added, like Campari, but less alcoholic. Then a slice of orange. So the result is that we sit around outside in jumpers looking like we are drinking cocktails on the beach! It's pretty tasty and very mild - no exotic margaritas here - or at least, not yet!
The other thing I have noticed is that people here don't drink very much. (or is it just that they drink a lot in Hong Kong?!) This might be due to the fact that it takes us a long time to decide where to go.
You can easily spot the MBAers in town, as they are conducting a complicated assessment to decide which establishment to hit. This basically involves weighing up the snacks vs drink price ratio. The discussion goes something like this:-
(standing in between 2 bars. both look very similar.)
"I think Bar Walter has cheaper drinks."
"Yes, but Via Roma Quattro has really good snacks!"
(Sounds of general agreement)
"Hmmm.. or there is Circus"
"Yes, I hear that's great and I haven't been."
"But the snacks at Via Roma Quattro are great...."
"Let's go there for one and then we can decide. " (This last one is me. Thirsty!)
Anyway, wherever we go, it should be great. We are a good group, and there area lots of fun people to talk to. Especially when, like today, we have finished accounting for the week. If you need a balance sheet, I'm your gal.
So after drinks, its Friday, and I only have to do 3 hours of statistics and applied mathematics tomorrow morning(!) before hitting the football field in the evening.
Then back for pizza and more limonello.
(ps - i STILL can't upload photos!)