good vibrations.

So, Italy is not sending me good vibes at the moment. It's 27°c (which is actually much cooler than the usual 35°c), but with about 50000% humidity. It's just that kind of weather where you want to do nothing, apart from maybe deposit yourself in the nearest refrigerator (ahem, I definitely didn't try and do this earlier when there was no one in the kitchen...), and stay there for a very long time. Don't get me wrong, I've had an amazing year, but I honestly think I'm ready to get back to England now. Oh, bacon sandwiches, McDonald's McMuffins, BBC iPlayer, unlimited texts, Japanese food, Sunday roasts, undubbed films - HOW I'VE MISSED YOU.

That said, however, there are several things that I'm gonna be very sad to leave behind!

This is what Pizza Hut would be like if it was actually good. It has the tastiest pizza EVER, and the freshest chips I've ever tasted (yes, I'm looking at you, McDonald's - take note!). The guy in there is an absolute sweetheart, and I should really know his name by now given the amount of times I've been there this year.


What can I say? This place has made my year abroad indimenticabile. It has, hands down, the best gelato I've EVER had. And it's cheap. And, best of all, it's just down the street from me. Honestly, just writing this post makes me wanna go out and get some gianduja ghiacciata (semi-frozen Nutella) and dulche de leche (boiled condensed milk, basically, like the stuff you put in banoffee pie) RIGHT NOW. I sense a slight pattern forming here because, once again, the oh-so-lovely Francesco has been the provider of many a banterous conversation and free icecream cup. :D (And then there was the famous friends-with-benefits situation... not with me, I hasten to add) I'm geniunally gonna miss this place - the thought of getting a pot of Ben&Jerry's Cookie Dough out of the library foyer vending machine doesn't hold quite the same allure as it once did.


Oh, the piadina. It's like a cross between a panino and a wrap, but better! Literally half of my student loan must've gone to this place this year...

As I was re-reading this, I've noticed that my three things are all food-related. I s'pose I can get away with it, given that I'm a pacioccona!