Back from San't Agnello
February 4th 2008 12:45
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The Italian Rhadsody
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This morning we took a short ride out of Sorrrento to visit the neighbouring San't Agnello, which hosts big 'mercatos'. I picked up a lovely cream coat with a ring of fake fur outside the collar (I now look 'trendy'), a pair of tights and a black singlet. My dad bought a bunch of jumpers and mum bought a bag. I'm looking for a bag myself, but I'm not sure I'll find something eclectic. My parents can be quite amusing. My mum tries to market items to me by saying 'look, it's postmodern!' even when it's not really, and dad tried to play along today by lifting selected bags up from the table and asking me 'Mimi, Look! Is this postmodern?'
After debating whether to see Herculaneum (my dad says yay, my mum says nay) or Napoli (then again, the weather is too good right now to be cooped up in a museum), we decided to take it easy and not too much. Apparently I'm not the only one worn out by six days of constant sight-seeing. Sorrento isn't quite as picture-prefect as Amalfi or Positano, but it retains its own unique charm.
I'm quite surprised at how well the locals speak English... I'm used to travelling in Asia, where communicating with everyone tends to be quite difficult and requires a lot of effort on the behalf of both parties. I'm happy when I hear people speaking Italian, as they sound so melodious. Andrew (C) is a fan of guttural German, but I much prefer the mellifluousness of Italian.
I finally located the gelateria that boasts the best ice-cream in Italia, and am counting down the hours until snack-time when I can sample some of the flavours... there are pictures of celebrities at the shop on the walls, so it must be the right one.
They're playing 'Porcelain' by Moby at the internet bar right now, and the lighting is yellow this time. I haven't been here this early before, but they're open for business (even though I am the only customer). The radio station we are listening to in our car is called 'KissKiss,' lol. They play mostly top 40 music which I am familiar with from 2day FM in Sydney.
That's it from me right now,
Hope you're enjoying yourself, wherever you are,
Epiphanie
I'm quite surprised at how well the locals speak English... I'm used to travelling in Asia, where communicating with everyone tends to be quite difficult and requires a lot of effort on the behalf of both parties. I'm happy when I hear people speaking Italian, as they sound so melodious. Andrew (C) is a fan of guttural German, but I much prefer the mellifluousness of Italian.
I finally located the gelateria that boasts the best ice-cream in Italia, and am counting down the hours until snack-time when I can sample some of the flavours... there are pictures of celebrities at the shop on the walls, so it must be the right one.
They're playing 'Porcelain' by Moby at the internet bar right now, and the lighting is yellow this time. I haven't been here this early before, but they're open for business (even though I am the only customer). The radio station we are listening to in our car is called 'KissKiss,' lol. They play mostly top 40 music which I am familiar with from 2day FM in Sydney.
Hope you're enjoying yourself, wherever you are,
Epiphanie
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