DAY 2 : 16 November 2014
My second day in Udine began with a well deserved sleep in, followed by my first Italian breakfast. Here in Italy, breakfast is geneally a small meal - tea, coffee or milk and a few biscuits, so that is what I had. I must admit it was strange having lemon iced tea and biscuits for breakfast, but it got me started for the long day ahead!
Francesca (my host mum) took me for a walking tour of Udine, and it is definitely one of the prettiest towns I've ever seen. Everything is old and rustic and absolutely beautiful! I was surprised to see that everyone walks or rides a bicycle where they need to go, as opposed to driving everywhere. As it is a smaller town, everyone knows everyone, so every 5 minutes as we were walking, I'd hear "Ciao!" and Francesca would've stopped to talk to someone she knew - they're all so friendly.
We wandered around for a few hours, so here are a few photos of some of the places we visited.
Some of the buildings are just absolutely amazing...
Ate an Italian macaron...
Some of the prettiest places we passed..
At midday the bells of this church ring (and note the Mini Cooper...doesn't get more Italian than that!)
We had pre-lunch drinks, followed by lunch of which I let Allegra order for me (as I couldn't read the menu) and ended up with fish and polenta which was surprisingly delicious!
Climbing to the top of a hill and seeing all of Udine was definitely a highlight of the day. The building in the bottom right is my school, which I begin tomorrow!
Finally seeing all of Udine was an amazing experience ... I can definitely get used to living in this beautiful town!
Love,
Jen
Thanks from poppa for the cake\food photos. We were excited at seeing all the photos it sounds wonderful. We are envious. Enjoy school tomorrow. I just showed it all to Uncle Kurt. Xxxx love you.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of Rome, which I think is one of my most favourite cities in the world. Enjoy school!
ReplyDeleteAunty Lin xx