I had fun today booking accommodation in Florence and Venezio (a town nearish Venice). I’d start off well…
Buonjourno! Aveta due camera per sette persona? Lunedi e Martedi? Si, sei e sette giugno.
And then they would reply… something. And my next line invariably was “Parlo Ingleze?”
Sometimes they would switch to English as soon as they heard my Buonjourno. One guy actually said in English – would you prefer to speak Italian? To which I replied in perfect Italian – no. (With a sweet laugh that I’m sure endeared me to him and confirmed my blonde status.)
I scored with the Florence hotel – the owner is from New Zealand!!!
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While we were out, the dogs brought in a small hedgehog. Apparently it survived its capture and Mum and the kids let it go again in the forested bit of the property. I was sad to miss this adventure as I have never seen a real live hedgehog. But I have seen a pipestrelle – a small insect eating bat!
The Lonely Planet Phrase book by the way is very funny. Especially the “relationships” section. For example Rejections starts with a polite “I’m here with my boyfriend”, which progresses to “Excuse me I have to go now” and then “Your ego is out of control” to “Get out of my face” and finally “Vaffanculo!” Which you can look up on your online translater! Hint: This is a family website and so I can’t give you the pornographic travel advice that this phrase deliniates in a succinct two word sentence but I’m sure you get the picture.
It also tells you the words for Oh Yeah, Oh my God, Easy Tiger and That was Amazing. All useful I’m sure and cause for great hilarity on our car journeys. I now call my children Pollostrella mia/pollostrello mio which is an endearment from this book – my little chook!!
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