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allora... Francesca's friends Martina picked us up and some other girls up and then we went to dario's for "cin cin" which translates to "cheers", in Italy when you turn eighteen it is tradition to have "cin cin" this is where you have say 10 of your closest friend over and you toast with champagne and cake, everyone stays for a few hours. we sung happy birthday and sipped champagne it was very elegant! the cake was like one big vanilla slice and tasted amazing! :)))))
because dario didnt know that his friends had planned a surprise dinner we left and told him we would see him in the city later because that is what they do here, hang out in the centre :)
we then went to the pizza restersunt where we met with about 20 others ad waited for dario to arrive ! when dario did arrive everyone clapped and sung "tanti auguri" :)
we all order pizza, I got margarita as it is my favourite in Italy :D
everyone talked and a lot of them smoked as it is the norm over here, a social thing! :)
I got really tired so instead of going into the city I went home with Martina in her car :) and straight to sleep! haha
Yesterday, we had brekky as usual, biscotti and milk :) then Fra, Giulia and I went into the centre on the tram :) we went into a lot of clothing shops, in MANGO I bought a lot of things for just €20 :) the sales assistant there told me that her friend left to go to Melbourne yesterday and that in January she is going to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne:) it is funny how much Italians love Aussies :D
after MANGO we sat at a cafe and had a drink, I got coca cola and fra got a coffee and giulia got a sandwich and water and it was under €10, I can't get over how inexpensive everything is here!!! I love it:)
we looked in Zara and bought bread from the bread shop and walked through the market and brought fruit at the fruit stand which reminded me of my dad :) and I told giulia and fra about how dad goes to the market and sells vegetables :) hehe :D
we caught the tram back home and relaxed and ate lunch which consisted of left over meat from the night before and potatoes and carrots and bread :) a lot of bread with no butter but over here it is so good it doesn't need butter!!! :)
after lunch and a phone call to drew, francesca and I rode our bikes and met with three other girls and had gelato! I had nutella and cookies, nom nom nom !!! :D
the girls had a smoke while we ate an then we rode to the tram stop where we hooked up our bikes and jumped on a tram :)
we got off at what I think is called "parato della vale" but i cant be sure, it is a big, beautiful square near my school :) with a fountain in the middle and grass patches and trees and walking paths and bridges, it is just beautiful ! we found a shady patch of grass and layed down our towels :) we listened to music English and Italian, played cards and talked, they all smoked which I have
now got used to the smell of.. haha :) !!
we caught the tram home at about 7.30 and had dinner! we had rice, potato and carrot, a pastry dish filled with ham and cheese and a bread with cheese and artichoke which is amazing!!!!
after dinner, giulia and Alessandro took their motorinos and brought back gelato for everyone ! :) I had melon and pineapple :) it was amazing as usual :) !
then at 10 o'clock francesca and I went out with her friends, we hung out in the park and went driving in a very expensive looking, brand new smelling BMW, I would say that "Milla" the boy who's car it was has some very rich parents !!! woah :) haha
and this morning I have eaten brekky and showered and layed on the couch writing this :) and now I smell lunch !!! :D but i am not really hungry so I am hoping it isn't yet! :)
at around 5 o'clock this arvo, fra and giulia are taking me into the centre to look at some shops and then we will drink a local drink which I cannot remember the name of, but it is tradition that it is drunk before dinner :)
ciao ciao !
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