Italy Italy Italia!
Sì amici! I was in Italy. It was a wonderful few days that Sophia and I spent in Perugia, Umbria. While it gets quite warm there, it is dry heat, so with sensible clothing and plenty of water, it’s quite bearable, even pleasant (more-so in the evening).
An Australian friend has already lambasted me for talking as if 30–35 degrees was possible only on an alien planet, and he reminded me that it’s actually quite common in Oz and told me that I must be getting soft in Europe. All I can say to that is “Nyer! Nyer! I’m going to Italy and you’re not!” which I hope will put an end to the discussion.
We stayed at a cool place called the “Farmhouse hostel”, located a short bus-ride outside of Perugia, where we enjoyed the use of the pool as well as laid-back drinks in the evening with the owner, his friends, and other guests.
We also found an apartment. It’s studenty and small, but well divided (upstairs and downstairs with desks to work on both levels) and in the city. We should also be able to fit a single camping mat on the floor downstairs, for any visitors that we might have. :-)
In the meantime, I still have almost 3 months of work at Shell/T-Systems before I move there. So I’ll be trying to save money now so that I can enjoy the good life later. :-)
One of the many old streets in Perugia:
