Blogs from Belluno, Veneto, Italy, Europe - page 2

Happy Sunday everyone, Apologies for no blog last weekend, but since I've returned to Italy I've pretty much been housebound with the flu, so nothing very exciting to report. I did however, have my very 1st trip to the Italian A&E, because this flu was making me very sick and weak. My friend from school very kindly took me as the family were away and we managed to find some nice doctors who spoke English. After asking me 80 times if I was pregnant and an ultrasound later, they had come to the conclusion I wasn't pregnant (because apparently if you're female, over 18 years of age and throwing up, that's the only thing that can possibly be wrong with you)! Luckily I had my E111 card so this little excursion was freeeeee! Feeling a lot ... read more

Greetings from snowy Italy, Once again I'm home alone, as the family have gone to Switzerland for the weekend. I was supposed to have gone with them, but there wasn't enough beds (last one in, first one out)! Never fear, I have made the most of my weekend of freedom, by filling it with more festive treats then you can shake a stick at (never fully understood that expression). Yesterday afternoon I went with my friend from school and the sister of her boyfriend to buy a Christmas tree for her house, followed by hot chocolate and pizza! Today six of us (4 adults and 2 bambini) went to Levico to have a walk around the Christmas market. We tried hot red wine with coffee in (blurgh), this weird waffley thing (yum) and saw glass blowing! ... read more

The name's Owen, Sophia Owen... Oh yes I saw Daniel Craig this week, I mean the new James Bond film. It was my first experience of Italian cinema and I am pleased to report that I understood most of it. Awesome film, but definately needs more scenes of Daniel Craig naked. Also the film being set in London, in no way aided my home sickness. The man sitting behind my friend and I must have heard us speaking in English, because randomly half-way through the film he leaned forward and whispered "what is the meaning of 'sky fall' in Italian?" So we rougly tried to translate it for him, which resulted in "cielo fall down" (always got my career as an International interpretor to fall back on I suppose!). Then several minutes later he leaned forward ... read more

Hello tutti, Can't believe that today marks a month of my stay here in Pedavena. Had a nice relaxing afternoon off on Tuesday, was going to meet my friend from school but she had the flu so I decided to walk into Feltre by myself. 45 minutes later (still don't understand how it took so long when it's only ten minutes by car) and I was sitting outside a patisserie with my slice of cake and glass of coke watching the world go by, bliss! Had a pretty awesome weekend to be honest, yesterday (Saturday) I spent the afternoon in Treviso with the mum and daughter. We went shopping in the centre and then to a friends house for dinner, they had two crazy but very adorable kids. The little boy I played James Bond with ... read more

Good morning everyone, Well I've been in Fetre for a week already and I've got to say it's gone quickly. I've included some pictures of the house and the dogs, so you can get an idea of where I'm living. The house is beautiful, it is a converted barn and they kept the original woodwork in the roof which I love. The house is in the middle of a field and is surrounded by beautiful views of the mountains. The only problem I've found so far is that being in the middle of nowhere I have to cycle everywhere. Getting into the centre of Feltre is easy as it's all downhill, but the way back is all uphill and I hate it (what I wouldn't do for a car right now)! I started school this week ... read more