Post by: kevvosa on February 13, 2007, 06:27:06 pm
Anyone expecting anything tomorrow?
Post by: StrollingMinstrel on February 13, 2007, 06:51:00 pm
Post by: smurfboy on February 13, 2007, 06:56:28 pm
Post by: Forth Bridges on February 13, 2007, 07:00:03 pm
Only disappointment
I doubt I be getting any!Post by: loulou on February 13, 2007, 09:05:16 pm
Anyone expecting anything tomorrow?
Yes I am expecting a BT engineer to fix my phone.
Post by: Forth Bridges on February 13, 2007, 09:08:18 pm
Post by: loulou on February 13, 2007, 09:10:29 pm
Post by: Forth Bridges on February 13, 2007, 09:20:36 pm
Post by: loulou on February 13, 2007, 09:25:00 pm
Post by: Forth Bridges on February 13, 2007, 09:30:38 pm
Post by: kevvosa on February 13, 2007, 10:24:09 pm
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 14, 2007, 08:47:18 am
... I made him change it!
Post by: kermie on February 14, 2007, 11:04:09 am
Post by: goldencup on February 14, 2007, 03:46:46 pm
Whatever it was, he's not going to be allowed to forget it in a hurry! Lunch was good anyway.
Post by: StrollingMinstrel on February 14, 2007, 05:09:00 pm
Well I stand corrected! I did get a card, some chocs ans a CD.
My hubby, on the otherhand, got the disappointment! (I did give him a card though)
Post by: oldspice on February 15, 2007, 03:07:42 pm
Post by: Forth Bridges on February 15, 2007, 04:04:55 pm
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 16, 2007, 07:50:37 am
Did you have a nice time, Oldspice?
Much busier and seedier than I expected (lots of traffic and beggars) but beaurtiful - and so cheap.
I don't know why but I always thought Italy was expensive.
Post by: oldspice on February 16, 2007, 09:07:28 am
We had a wonderful time thanks. It's so like anything I have ever seen before. Because we flew out in the early hours and flew back in the early hours we missed two nights' sleep so we are very tired but it was well worth it.
By cheap, I mean public services (coach transfer from Pisa airport to Florence - 80 klm was just 8 Euros each way). Entrance to the Ufizzi, the most important and famous art gallery in the world was just 6 Euros for BOTH of us (special 2 for 1 deal for tourists that day). Eating out was cheap too - a reasonable meal for two with drinks was usually about 20 Euros for both of us.
What I found difficult was the size of the portions. They were HUGE and it's not unusual for Italians to eat four or five courses at one stiing. I had to keep saying 'piccolo (small)' but the servings were still too large for me. On Valentines night I watched a local young couple eat their way through lasagne to start followed by chicken and chips, a thin folding pizza each and then a dessert! She was pin thin too!
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on February 16, 2007, 09:37:50 am
On Valentines night I watched a local young couple eat their way through lasagne to start followed by chicken and chips, a thin folding pizza each and then a dessert! She was pin thin too!
It's the same in Malta, where do these people put their food? Glad to hear you had such a nice time. It sounds like a place I would enjoy too. Do you speak much Italian, Oldspice?
Post by: oldspice on February 16, 2007, 03:42:24 pm
I didn't speak any before I went but I practised a few phrases on the plane and managed to ask for the basics such as food, drinks and directions. Some of it is similar to French and Spanish so I coped Ok.
Post by: Velvet Darkness on February 17, 2007, 05:10:20 pm
Well I wasn't expecting a card and I wasn't disappointed. I didn't get one!
Ah well.
Glad to hear you had such a lovely time oldspice. Welcome back.
Post by: oldspice on February 17, 2007, 06:35:35 pm
Thanks