Un pochino

Italia. I fell in love with that coutry so easily. I fit in so naturally, nothing was able to bring me down. I had my moments of glorious oblivion, I was taking everything as it was. The hospitality of the people is amazing. The whole atmosphere there.. Milano, what a majestic city! The architecture brings you down to your knees and makes you want to pray to the gods. All the small streets with big buildings, reminding you of the greatness of that country in the past. Doesn't matter if it rains or not, Luini is offering you the most delightful panzerotti, all the caffee's are waiting for you with perfect cappuccino. But I really need to mention going into Piemonte, to mom of Mattia. I was a bit nervous, come on, it's an Italian mother, an Italian mother of my Italian boyfriend. But from the first moment that I met her.. oh, what a fantastic person! She really made me feel like home. She has a cute house with cats, dogs and a big field with horses. She lives by a river in a breathtaking place. During the day you look at the landscape constisting of mountains and hills, you pass by hills full of grapes waiting for harvest.. During the night you get amazed by the amount of stars in the sky, I have never seen so many of them! And we were lucky enough to see a falling star, sure I made a wish.. And the food, oh my God.. Salatini, pansotti with salsa di noci, focaccia with olives, real pesto, sardines and oysters. And of course great wine, local one. It was so hard to leave, say good bye. But then we got on the train to Genova.. What a trip! It was perfect in the train.. the sun, the hills,the views, passing little villages, houses, churches, moving along the bridge over a river way way down.. Picked up from the station by his unckle we went to his apartment. Goddamn Miami style! Palms, sun, blue sky, what more could I wish for? And then.. I met THE grandma. What a sweet woman! Oh, she made me think of my own grandma which already passed away, such a warm person.. Watching her greeting Mattia almost gave me tears in my eyes. So we went for a walk.. You get the view of the sea and hills in the background, all in one. The yellow buidlings with green shutters and flowers in the windows, actually it's hard to concentrate only on one thing, your head keeps on turning around. And in the evening.. pizza time! It was my first Italian pizza.. I ordered one with ham and mushrooms. I treated it with all respect.. I talked to it, I commited to it, it was a biblical moment. Blessing! Oh God, it was beyond my expectations, pure perfection, I fell in love. And then, tiramisu for dessert.. Jesus, I have never felt so happy with a meal.. And I could share every thought with the person who made it possible for me. I am really so grateful..! I met also friends of my bello. Well, Italian people work like that: first they tell you "Sorry but I don't speak english", and then they ask you "So, where are you from?" and they tell you everything they now about Genova in english! Really nice people :) But I have to say that what was also very important, is that we got to know each other better. Preparing for the trip, searching for the ticket at the airport ("fuck, fuck, fuck fffffuck I don't... oh, here it is!"), waking up too late (''what is the time?-it's e..-fuuuuck!"), seeing you in your natural environment, talking until late hours in bed, sharing secrets, watching baseball until 4am, watching James Bond films with your mom and then with your grandma, admitting that sometimes we act like strange bitches.. Man, you are the best! It was really hard to leave on Sunday morning, especially because the weather got even more awesome. But oh well, no work- no party! Arriving in Amsterdam was strange. I felt so disgusted with people who are happy to come back. Then I arrived home and I checked are my souvenirs in one piece, and didn't the 5 bottles of wine broke. Fortunately everything was ok. I'm getting used now to get into the working rythm again but it's going good. Not everything is as it seemed so I am truly and honestly happy. M arrived today on time, I am happy to feel that he's back. Thank you so much for that trip, it was the best holiday ever altough I know that you had your hard moments, that's why I thank you even more! Grazie mille!