Buona Pasqua e Pasquetta!

Happy Easter and Little Easter! Here they get at least two days off for Easter. For example, I don't have any lessons at the Ministry of Justice until after the 16th of April! The sweet life of a government employee here in Italia. The "wicked" American Express only gives their employees Easter Monday (Pasquetta) off. With the possibility of a really long weekend, I decided it was the right moment to head to Northern Italy to knock a few things off my bucket list.
Lucky for me, Meganne is a very willing participant in my food obsessions. Tomorrow morning we're driving to Chianti in Tuscany for an evening, then to Lucca, which is supposed to be beautiful, for a little walk around the city. After Lucca we're heading to the Cinqueterre in Liguria. These are five little hill towns that people (my parents included) have been raving about for at least the past three years. After a night there or somewhere nearby, we're driving even further north into the Piemonte region. We don't really have a plan for this part of the trip except to drink some nice wine, eat some great food and enjoy the scenery.

Here are a few random photos from the last few months, they really don't have anything to do with Easter or Bucket Lists but they are good photos!

Jenn, my roommate and Oliver from the Abbey.

Tom from the Abbey!

Lauren has been a friend for almost the last two years. This was taken outside of our usual Monday night pizza spot, Pizza Re. My group of friends has been meeting here for the past three months or so.

My last day at the Abbey. The jersey is that of the Welsh National Rugby squad. This was on the final day of the 6 Nations Rugby Tournament. Unfortunately, Wales lost to Ireland. I had more than a few shots of whiskey to ease the pain.

Meganne and I.