eating this well must be a sin.

Let's say I have been spoiling myself at the markets, trying new cheeses and home made pasta... part of each of my day is rendered exciting by the planning of what I'll be cooking next. I'm not saying I'm a "good" cook, mind you, but I believe I have the motivation to be in the future :)

I'm on Easter holidays now. They've come at the right time, I think my lifestyle needs to slow down soon or I'm going to go crazy. Crazier, rather. The plan is to go to Rome before Easter (16 - 24 April), and Vienna 26 April - 2 May. Cannot wait for Vienna, I'll get to catch up with a few amazing Austrians met in Perth =]

Easter in Italy, may I mention, means this:


250g. easter eggs in Italy make the tiny English ones retreat bashfully.

So May will be my last month of uni, which will be followed by three weeks of exams and then... Barcellona! Nothing is set in stone, but my plan would be to finish exams (June 21st), go back to Conegliano for a few days and leave for Barcellona on June 28th, until July 28th. My parents will be in Italy by then, so unfortunately, time to go back home. Would have loved to go to Central America to learn Spanish actually (accent is much nicer there), or at least do a two-month program to really get a strong grip on Spanish, but I'll do my best in four weeks.


Now, just a few comments about Bologna, which I visited a few weeks ago. Or rather, I might let a few photos do the talking, since "a picture's worth a thousand words" (and I am a little bit lazy today).





Bologna is known as the "red city", for practically most walls, roofs and portici are of this warm colour. Interesting, it also gets this name because of the active influence of the Communist party in history. To get those views, we had to talk up this:



A terribly narrow old staircase of 400 steps, up a leaning tower. Naturally.

Bologna means also food:





Streets dedicated to providing fresh food...



We also walked along the world's longest portico, to reach the lovely Sanctuary situated on top of a hill. These are my friends Ralph, Flavia and Vera :)






Enough about Bologna, I'm off to pack my bags for Rome. Buona Pasqua a tutti :)
xo