Christmas time at home (Italy) is pretty simple. For one thing, the streets and squares are all light up and it’s lovely to walk pass them.
크리스마스는 이탈리아에서. G의 아버지가 편찮으신 관계로 크게 파티를 하거나 화려하게 보내지는 않지만 서로 오랜만에 얼굴 보는것만으로도 뭔가 따뜻해지는 크리스마스다. G의 집에 가면 가장 많이 하는 일이 바로 산책. 거의 하루에 두세시간은 꼭 산책을 한다.
And, of course, there’s always a lot of good food. G’s family don’t have any Christmas staples but it’s mostly seafood, pasta, salsiccia and good wine. This was used as a pasta sauce, but I just had to take a photo. Try getting this in Stuttgart. Nope.
이탈리아의 크리스마스에 꼭 먹는 음식을 물어보자 다들 고개 갸우뚱. 닭이나 오리를 먹는 집도 있고 G네 집처럼 가족들 모두가 좋아하는 음식을 먹는 경우도 있고. 우리의 경우에는 다양한 해산물, 이탈리아 소세지 살시챠 그리고 다양한 종류의 파스타들.
We switched our hotel this time and it was so much better than the last one. It was a bit away from G’s home, but it was much more modern and served yummy breakfast. It was a shame it was winter, it would have been a great place to stay during summer, but nevertheless, great hotel, great price and great service.
이번에 새로 도전해본 호텔. 전 호텔은 아는 분이 운영하는 곳이라 갔었는데 이번에 새로 방문. 대만족.
Those are all olive trees outside. The hotel was surrounded by millions of olive trees. After a looooong lunch, we would go out for a walk. Mostly along the sea and port. Italy is known for its heat, but during the winter months, it does actually gets pretty cold. Especially if you live near the seaside. The wine!
이탈리아는 겨울에도 더울거라는 예상을 깨고. 바닷가라 바람이 엄청 불고 그래서 그런지 뭔가 독일보다도 추운 느낌.
We also went back to Cisternino to eat the meat bombs. I think we ordered 1kg per person, which was a bit crazy haha. But they were amazing. We also tried the salsiccia. It was good, but will take only the bombs next time.
저번에 갔다가 감동받은 고기폭탄을 또 먹고 왔다. 이번엔 두번째라서 그런지 감동은 저번만큼은 아니었지만 못지 않게 많이들 먹고 돌아왔다.
Hope everyone had a great Christmas! G and I are on a short little trip through Bologna, Verona and Milan. Which means a lot of walking, gelato, (window) shopping, meeting friends, museums and photos.
독일로 돌아가기전에 볼로냐, 베로나 그리고 밀라노로 고고! 늦었지만 메리 크리스마스, 그리고 곧 다가올 2014년, 모두들 복 많이 받고 행복한 새해가 되시길!
All photos by rachelsanghee