La Sciala

For my last night in Italy, pizza was appropriate, and this time we went to a casual outdoor eatery called Pizzeria Joseph.

I opted for quattro gusti, or "four tastes," which included artichokes, ham, mozzarella and mushrooms. 

It was a good pie, and, since it was my last night and I figured it might be a late one, I went with an after dinner espresso.

Following dinner, we headed over to the city center as per our usual routine.  Saturday night meant droves of your people drinking and chatting the night away.  We were no exception :).

We visited a few different bars, and ended up outside one doing jus the same as we had each night this week.  Here are a few photos of most of the group, split in two.

At about 3:30, it was almost time to call it a night.  Fran and his sister Simona had a sweet tooth and wanted to stop off for a pastry.

I was still full from dinner and opted out, but was informed that a cappuccino at that hour, since it was technically breakfast, would have been acceptable.  Duly noted for future reference :).

As we made our way out of the caffe and back to the car, we noticed an old Fiat with this license plate from home.

"Sciala" is a Sicilian term that means "having fun," and this California plate nicely sums up the post and my entire week in Mazara :).