Bar Barbosa - Castelfranco Veneto
I had the opportunity to stop for a quick refreshment in a small town called Castelfranco Veneto on my way home from Col San Martino. I stopped in the town center at the main piazza and found a place that looked suitable for a quick glass of wine or tea. It had tables outside and the weather made this fact highly desirable so my friends and I decided to sit down and order some drinks. The menu had a wide variety of different teas, fusion drinks, wines, and liquors. I ordered one of the fusion drinks, which is basically like a tea, but it’s not supposed to keep you awake. Some friends of mine ordered hot chocolate, which appeared to be more of the consistency of warm pudding rather than the watered down version that I’m used to as an American…you could actually dunk a cookie in it and it would come out coated with chocolate. Another friend of mine ordered a glass of some type of Italian liquor that I had never heard of and the people at the next table had a variety of wines and fruity drinks with different fruits hanging on the rim of the glass. Overall, the atmosphere was great and the service was acceptable. The prices were moderate and not as trendy as the place seemed upon first notice. This small bar at the end of the main piazza boasted a wide variety of clientele. There were the elderly, Italian ladies in their diamond rings and Gucci bags, but also the younger crowd that ordered Coke’s and sandwiches wearing Levi Jeans and sporting baseball hats. It was the perfect place to stop in the evening for a relaxing drink and some wonderful outside atmosphere.