As I am yet to start Spanish lessons, I’m not gonna lie, the number of friends I have in Madrid is limited to..well…zero. Obviously being friendless wouldn’t make for a very fun night out, however it does provide me with the peaceful solitude to take a lone walk through Madrid’s biggest park – El ParqueContinue reading “A Walk in the Park”
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¡Viva España!
Deary me, it’s been a long time since I’ve updated. Too long, especially considering all that has happened: I’ve visited my twin at university, I’ve struggled to pack a suitcase for a three month trip, I’ve mastered the art of the chicken roast dinner, however most importantly, I’ve come to Spain. I’ve once again ‘flown the nest’Continue reading “¡Viva España!”
Rome…Revisited (after a slight delay)
So you must all be thinking, “woah, that must be a bloody big egg sandwich she’s eating” because yes, after leaving for a lunch break just over two weeks ago, I never returned to recounting my time in Rome. Between organising my university re-application, helping my sister get ready for uni and watching countless missedContinue reading “Rome…Revisited (after a slight delay)”
Rome and Home
One long summer later and I’m home. I’ve returned to my family and my bed and Robinson’s squash and all of the other longed-after English food stuffs I’ve missed so dearly. Ahhhh…it sure does feel good to be home. Even though it’s cloudy and despite the fact that I now have to begin the longContinue reading “Rome and Home”
One Last Week
Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s officially one week until I leave behind the place I’ve called home for the past two months. I won’t be returning to England straight away though, oh no, first there is a mighty lot of sight-seeing, eating and partying to be done with my friends in Rome. However, before my parentsContinue reading “One Last Week”
Heaven on a plate.
So, it was on wednesday the 5th August that I consumed my best meal in Italy to date. In fact, perhaps the best meal of my year, or even of my life. In fact, it makes me question why I bother eating anything else at all, when it’s all completely inferior to this little plateContinue reading “Heaven on a plate.”
Lost In Translation
Here in Italy I am just a bit special. You can walk the whole stretch of coast from Terracina to Circeo – 30 kilometres – and you will not find a single soul like me. Yes, that’s right: I am the only English person in the village (or on this part of the Lazio coast anyway).Continue reading “Lost In Translation”
Ahhh…rain
Okay then, seeing as in my last post I proclaimed my newfound Englishness, I’m going to do the proper thing and talk – very seriously – about the weather. Whilst I sit here on my balcony, swollen raindrops are beginning to fall from the dark and stormy sky. I can hear the excited chirruping of birds,Continue reading “Ahhh…rain”
Snails
If I have learned only one thing from au pairing, it is that I am a snail. Not in the sense that I’m slow (although admittedly, I am) but through the fact that I carry my home on my back. When I left England almost three weeks ago now, I rather naively thought that IContinue reading “Snails”
Pasta, pasta, pasta, risotto, pasta
As you can tell, in the past week I have eaten a lot of pasta, among other things of course. Yesterday, for example it was pasta with vongole (clams) and it was absolutely bloody delicious. The day before that it was pasta, olive oil, garlic and sun blushed italian tomatoes. On the first day I was welcomedContinue reading “Pasta, pasta, pasta, risotto, pasta”
To The Table 