Oct
31
2006

Ciao Italia

Sorry I have been so slow for updating. Internet access has been spotty, and when it is plentiful, my time and motivation are the culprits. :)

I attended my first Italian Halloween party tonight. A handful of adults, no one dressed in costume, an army of bambini (children) raising hell in the next room, and a feast that could have made the table break down. There is neither time nor words to describe the pleasures of real home-cooked Italian food. Damn.

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Oct
27
2006
Oct
26
2006

Venezia

How do you describe something that is beautiful, dirty and smelly, but inviting all at the same time?

No, not a Bangkok dance club……….Venice!

Today we actually managed to make our train, I was even up and ready to meet Paola 15 minutes early, and we had time for a quickie breakfast and some capucco. The weather was foggy but no cold rain this time, and I was almost levitating along with positive chi. We hopped on the busy train, which was my first experience in the European-style cabins that seat 6 people in a fairly intimate space, and I had to turn to the side a little to keep from bumping knees with the guy sitting across from me. It was a smooth 2.5 hours to Venice and I walked out of the station into an amazing city.

Amazingly full of tourists. But amazing, still the same.

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