Yesterday (Sunday), Matteo, his girlfriend Lisa, Claudio, and his girlfriend Luciana took Allison and I to a nearby pool (una piscina) in the hills. We spent 8 hours sunbathing, going down the water slides, sunbathing, swimming, sunbathing, eating lunch, sleeping (in the shade of the umbrellas), swimming, playing with a beachball, and sunbathing. To my utter astonishment, I got sunburned. I wonder which sunbathing part did that??
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| Pool and water slide (before the water slide was open--notice the lack of people) |
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| ...aaand pool after the slides opened. (Allison's picture) |
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| View of the hills from our sunbathing perch. |
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| Lunch with Luciana, Claudio, and Matteo |
It was a nice release from the 95 degree heat (and humidity) here in Bologna. Since the pool was in the hills, there was a nice breeze at times and it was probably "only" 90 degrees (but heat is always more bearable when there's a pool of cool water waiting to be jumped into). There were cute little Italian boys and girls running around, there were young couples and families hanging out, and there were older men and women, all soaking up the sun and water. To add the perfect ending to an amazing day, we all went back to Claudio's house for dinner, and he made us a delicious meal of pasta, a dish with zucchini and scrambled eggs (really good!), salad, wine, and fruit. By the end, I was about to fall asleep on my plate!
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| Sunset on our drive back to Claudio and Matteo's house. |
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| The view from the hills near Claudio and Matteo's house. |
On Wednesday (the 24th), Allison and I will be taking a train to Verona and seeing the opera Romeo and Juliet in the old arena! We're really excited for our first adventure! Stories to come after our excursion. :)
Baci e abbracci!
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