Holy See of Gelato

The Great Italian Gelato Tour: Guidance for the Journey

--In accordance with the teachings of the Catholic Church and the travel goals of Jessica Nelson--

1. You shall never repeat a flavor.
2. You shall always order a triple scoop. 
3. You shall never spend more than 1 Euro per scoop.
4. Remember to record the name, flavors, and an image at each establishment.
5. Honor the gelato by eating it before reduced to liquid.
6. You shall not buy gelato at a gelateria with a giant cone outside. 
7. You shall not not share with your travel partner.
8. You shall make every effort to be near a landmark when eating gelato.
9. You shall not have more meals than gelato. 
10. You shall not buy gelato from somewhere that also sells pizza; you shall not buy from somewhere that also sells spaghetti, nor calzoni, nor cannoli, nor biscotti, nor espresso, nor anything that is not gelato. 

This was all part of a pilgrimage--a hajj if you're into syncretism--to tour the gelato of the Italian country side, eventually building up to the Pope's favorite gelatoria.  When the Powers that Melt brought us unexpectedly to Il Gelato Di San Crispino we were still holding a triple scoop of torroncino, zab aione and zuppa inglese.  But as it was by the Grace of all that is Good and Creamy, we downed the Caffe Ai Tre Tartufi-1896 production in accordance with commandment 5 and went in.  

The Pope is a bit of a charlatan, I think.  The gelato was overpriced (commandment 3 violation) and massively undersized. But we aren't Catholic so maybe that's what went wrong and if it was, it's the most convincing argument for conversion I've heard.  Still Lutheran, still a good tour.

Soon to be enshrined in St. Peter's Basilica: The Great Italian Gelato Tour Photo Album