Once back at the house I tried on my play-suit and was reminded of the reason why tall people shouldn't buy play-suits.
Late morning Alessio suggested cycling to a clothes outlet about half an hour away by bike, so we donned our helmets and began the journey in 24 degree heat. In Italy (this region at least) they have cycle paths everywhere, and from these, crop fields stretch up to the mountains ahead of us.
Once at the outlet I wandered around the shops with Alessio and found a present for Dean, although it felt strange having Alessio walk around with me! We then cycled back and had lunch before collecting Aurora.
The plan was then to drive to Udine (which we did), to go to Ludo-tech, however once there we found it closed, and so instead we took a walk around Udine, through all the small streets and tall, cultural buildings, past shops and then up a big hill to be met by a view of the town stretching up to the jagged mountains in different shades of blue, with snow topped peaks. It was beautiful and I cursed myself for not bringing my camera. Alessio promised that we would visit again however.
Aurora has been moody and defiant today and it has me questioning whether I even really want children. It is so hard. Kudos to the patience Alessio and Greta offer.
At teatime I had a nice chat with Alessio about me staying with them and how strange it is for us all. He said that the change may be the cause of Aurora's occasionally difficult behaviour, but that he thought the experience of inviting an English mother tongue to stay with them would be good for her to experience. He said that it wasn't that they needed the extra help but that it was just nice to have me here. I said how lucky I felt to be staying with a family as nice as them!
No comments:
Post a Comment