Ciao Everyone! Well it has been 12 days now since my arrival and the second week of my language course. In a strange way I feel like I have been here a lot longer that 12 days, although I think I'm still looking like a rabbit caught in headlights at times. I've certainly had a busy Easter weekend travelling around the North of Italy (Rob Pack you would have been proud!). On Friday, Adrian and I hopped on the train to Milan to visit family and  Saturday morning we jumped back on the train to Venice to meet a friend for drinks and dinner before getting back on the midnight train to Bologna! I think TrenItalia have made a mint out of me this weekend, they should be nothing less but grateful. I also came to realise that there are some interesting people to be found on the midnight train. For any of you who have experience the London night bus, you will know what I'm talking about. Anyway, I made it back in one piece on the Sunday morning, exhausted from our little jaunt,  100 Euros poorer, cultivating a nice little cold but happy all the same.

I finally made the big step of buying another jumper. For those that know my silly little idiosyncracies, you will appreciate that I only own one other piece of knitwear as I loathe spending my money on frumpy knitwear. I'd prefer to freeze my proverbials off than stand there all comfy and warm. Silly I know, but that's just me. However I had to bite the bullet as the cold and the rain in Bologna has finally beaten me. So Dear reader, you will be pleased to know that I'm sitting here writing to you in my lovely new sweater, all warm and cosy.....

Anyway, in terms of meeting people I met a lovely guy called Davide yesterday who showed me some of Bologna and introduced me to the Appertivo concept. A concept I could certainly get used to. Buy a drink and  eat some buffet food for free, that's dinner for me sorted. I also had the chance to taste some delectable gelato for desert, so I think I can safely say that I have aquired a new addiction.

Bye for now, I'm off to lunch, speak soon my friends  xxxxx