So I quickly deemed my month in Genova, Gelato Month. Might as well take advantage of it! I made it my mission to get gelato every day, for that month. And not just the same flavor, I tried just about all the new flavors I could find. Rose flavored gelato from the place next to work. Lemon cream gelato from my boss's favorite Gelateria. And of course bubblegum and puffo from the first restaurant we went to in Italy. Let me explain that last one. I was eyeing this mysterious 'puffo' flavored gelato almost from the beginning. Of course there's no logical translation and by each flavor if gelato the Gelateria's usually have pictures of the fruit and flavors in the case. This flavor had a smurf. It was also bright blue. I had no idea what it was. And when I went to the counter and ordered this puffo flavor and the bright pink bubblegum flavor the waiter laughed. Hard. I'm pretty sure my excitement and the fact that I'm a small girl that could pass for a pre-teen american didn't help that fact that I'm ordering brightly colored gelato. YOGO! You only Genova once. It was a great day. (Turns out the puffo was like a cotton candy/birthday cake kinda deal).

So I made sure I got gelato every day. It was pretty much a success. I might have missed a day or two but I always made up for it the next day getting gelato twice. Believe me, I was dedicated. It was fantastic. I even have a list of one or two more Gelateria's that I need to go back. Darn. Sounds like another trip to Genova!