Sunshine and Focaccia
The forecast was storms and lots of rain but we were greeted with glorious sunshine as we climbed down the aircraft steps onto the tarmac in Genoa airport.
Packing was a nightmare and we arrived with 5 cases for the hold weighed to exactly 15kg and 5 pieces of hand-luggage weighed to exactly 10kg. 6 months worth of stuff for a family of 5 in 125kg - more than enough - we even packed the Wii and a hard-disk media player stuffed full of films and TV shows!
We have spent most of the first few days looking around Genoa and eating out - plenty of focaccia for breakfast, pizza for lunch, pasta for tea and gelato whenever we can get it. However not everything was perfectly smooth as our flat is not available yet. Typical Italian regard for getting things done when promissed. So, we are left in the Uni apartment for a few days yet living out of suitcases. The Uni apartment is far from clean, it is full of other people's stuff and has an ant problem. Nevermind - the excuse for our delay is that they are cleaning the apartment, so maybe we can expect a little better when we arrive there!
PS - I am emailing from an intermittant free wireless point that appears now and then in the flat. And I am downloading Doctor Who. Fingers crossed!
Packing was a nightmare and we arrived with 5 cases for the hold weighed to exactly 15kg and 5 pieces of hand-luggage weighed to exactly 10kg. 6 months worth of stuff for a family of 5 in 125kg - more than enough - we even packed the Wii and a hard-disk media player stuffed full of films and TV shows!
We have spent most of the first few days looking around Genoa and eating out - plenty of focaccia for breakfast, pizza for lunch, pasta for tea and gelato whenever we can get it. However not everything was perfectly smooth as our flat is not available yet. Typical Italian regard for getting things done when promissed. So, we are left in the Uni apartment for a few days yet living out of suitcases. The Uni apartment is far from clean, it is full of other people's stuff and has an ant problem. Nevermind - the excuse for our delay is that they are cleaning the apartment, so maybe we can expect a little better when we arrive there!
PS - I am emailing from an intermittant free wireless point that appears now and then in the flat. And I am downloading Doctor Who. Fingers crossed!
posted by RoboGeek | 8:18 am
2 Comments:
wheee! focaccia for breakfast :)
...and i had bubble and squeak at Akihabara yesterday!
(this nonsensical comment was brought to you by people that make their best to reassure you of your sanity)
good luck with moving into your new apartment as soon as possible, btw! university accommodation always kinda sucks...
Do Italian ants have more style than English ants?
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