Back from Italy!

Good evening and welcome to your weekly update in the life of the Chinese kid that you don't really care about.

The last week has been eventful and uneventful at the same time. It started off brilliantly on Thursday with a visit to Siena, about an hour's drive south of Florence. We bought the all-inclusive pass, giving us access to 5 parts of the Duomo for just €15 each. The cathedral was much more decorative than Florence's Duomo, and we saw the baptistry, an underground museum, another museum and then finished it off with the viewpoint opposite the Duomo. Surprisingly enough it actually rained whilst we were in the cathedral, making a stark contrast from the five cloudless days that had greeted us upon our arrival in Italy. Nonetheless, we had nothing to complain about given how nice a place Siena is. The picture below is of "Il Campo" in Siena.

Friday was our 'chill' day - we went for a walk, played cards, read books and went swimming. A good way to end our stay in the villa. We ate out at a local place that was comfortably the best meal we'd had all week. We shared a bruschetta platter and two pasta first courses before tucking into rabbit and chicken for the main. Absolutely stunning meal.

My brother and I flew back on Saturday lunchtime to get ready for a game of cricket that was due on Sunday but had already been cancelled midweek. So, essentially, we flew back for nothing (apart from my brother's AS Level results). We left Pisa airport in clear blue skies and 30 degrees Celsius, and landed in Manchester where we were greeted by 35 mph winds that nearly blew us off the stairs down from the plane! I needed no further invitation to put my jumper on. I spent the evening at my friend's house for a BBQ...which had to be moved inside due to a BBQ failure, but the food was good - nice one Archie!

The last few days have been the uneventful bits. A visit to the cricket nets and teaching my brother how to cook a chicken dish have been the highlights. I think that says it all.

I'm off to cricket training in a minute or two. Bit of a rush getting this done but there's nothing else to report.

Ollie out.
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