Portion Control....

How childish am I that when I named this post, all I could think of was Prince's song from my college years.  Everyone else besides my college friends, ignore this first part.  Yes, bad Sally.

Anyway, the drink portions over here are very generous in the wine spectrum, but very cheap in the water.  When you go out to eat and order a glass of wine, like we normally do lunch or dinner, they fill your glass up almost to the top.  You can get a good glass of wine for 2.5 Euro = $4 USD.  Water on the other hand is not as plentiful, so normally take our water bottles with us.

They also all clear the plates.  I would say the portions of the food might be slightly smaller, but they do not leave any behind.  Part of this might be due to the lack of garbage disposals and just the culture.  They appreciate their food and the hands that prepare it.  Every meal concludes with a glass of espresso - which does not bode well with my tum or taste buds.  Andy on the other hand likes it, but it's even sometimes strong for him!

Here are the glasses of espresso to show their tiny size in comparison to the other glasses.

Typical glass of vino.