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Paul
09-07-2005, 12:47pm
Domani......I'm going on holiday! :D Have a good couple of weeks everyone, don't let anything fun happen until I get back!

I will be going by:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/melmanshania2/alitalia_fly.jpg

To:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/melmanshania2/map.jpg

To see:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/melmanshania2/pisa.jpg

And I will be eating lots of:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/melmanshania2/ital7429.jpg

and:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/melmanshania2/11-46-45-med.jpg

maybe drinking a little:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/melmanshania2/espresso-italia.jpg

OK, OK......I love Italian TV! :love: :D
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/melmanshania2/234.jpg

And there might just be a little bit of beautiful music:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/melmanshania2/viewImage.jpg

(Hoping to go to see Puccini's house)

Or maybe seeing a little calcio....
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/melmanshania2/team.jpg

And I doubt very much I'll be driving one of these, but I can dream can't I?!
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/melmanshania2/PICT0171s.jpg

See you all soon back in Shanialand!

melli
09-07-2005, 1:13pm
Have fun in Italy Paul!
Ciao!http://img5.smiliedb.de/sdb05615.gif

Troll
09-07-2005, 2:12pm
Have fun Italy.

shania megafan
09-07-2005, 2:26pm
hey.. have fun here in Italy Paul :up: .. and don't eat too much :p

Annette
09-07-2005, 2:34pm
Hahahaha! Have fun Paul!:D

And if possbile send some of that Italian ice cream my way:p

GorToma
09-07-2005, 2:37pm
heheeh - have fun Paul - we wanna see a lot of pics :D:D

MiniShaniaTwain
09-07-2005, 2:42pm
I'm so jealous lol! Have fun in Italy Paul! We'll miss you!

shania-little
09-07-2005, 3:29pm
that's gonna be an awesome holiday! :love: have fun !!

scotsman4shania
09-07-2005, 4:07pm
I am sure you will have a great trip Paul :D :cool:

Bon voyage :)

matty
09-07-2005, 4:37pm
Have fun Paul! I'll miss ya, Take care.
:)

Afonso
09-07-2005, 4:59pm
LOL:D:D , have a great holiday weeks Paul ,enjoy Italy..and don't eat to much pizza because cholesterol :D .Have fun

shaniagal
09-07-2005, 6:36pm
Ciao Paul! have fun in Italy! It's lovely there. :):):)

Paul
09-07-2005, 6:46pm
Thanks everyone! :love:

I'll have an ice-cream for each and every one of you! :p

lizmiller
09-07-2005, 7:15pm
Enjoy Paul! Or should that be Paulo?! :p

Annette
09-08-2005, 3:42am
Thanks everyone! :love:

I'll have an ice-cream for each and every one of you! :p
Nonono, you were supposed to give me one, not eat it yourself:p

But if you do make sure it's Nutella flavour, because that is what I want:p

Afonso
09-08-2005, 9:52am
Is not Paolo... :]

aFinn
09-08-2005, 11:43am
Have a fun vacation! :D :bounce:


Take some pics of Italian firefighters :funny:

SHANIANUTS!
09-08-2005, 12:28pm
.....no time for internet cafes while on vacation?;)

What is this thing you have about firefighters Marika?

I thought you were into racing?

Baby Mutt
09-08-2005, 3:57pm
hehe icecream.. everyday for me!!!! :p:p:devil: have a blast!

Vale

Blue_Firefly
09-09-2005, 8:06pm
Awww bye Paul! Sorry I couldn't say "bye" sooner, but I blame school for that!! Hope you have fun and post lots of pics when you get back or I'll send CF after ya!! ;) Take care on your trip dude!

Kristian
09-11-2005, 10:27pm
Have fun there Paul. I was there for 3 days and I drove a Ferrari 550 Maranello (It belongs to my wife's dad) :bow: And I went to AC Milan vs Siena game where Milan won 3-1 :D

Paul
09-19-2005, 6:51pm
Got back last night - I'm now going through the usual depression and post holiday blues. :cry:

I love Italy, I go most years because I'm part Italian and even if I wasn't I still would go!

OK so I really did have a gelato everyday......other than the ice cream I actually ate really healthily, lots of Capresi salads (tomato, mozzarella and olive oil). Not much to tell really, half the holiday was on the beach being lazy and relaxing and the other half shopping and seeing places. There were some pretty bad thunderstorms but luckily they were in the night so the weather was quite nice.

I went to see Puccini's house which was amazing - I love opera and my great great grandfather studied together with Puccini in Milan so its quite an interest for me, they both wrote opera......... its like the pop music of its time and will be listened to forever. Puccini was actually unpopular at the time and was slated by the critics, but still went on to become possibly the greatest writer of opera in history, so I see nothing changes there then! :rolleyes: Most of his music is still known and even heard on the football terraces and is still performed by pop stars these days. So that was a nice part of the holiday for me to see his house......

I went to Lucca which is a really beautiful city and cycled (yes, me) around the city walls, really beautiful and nice shops! I went up an ancient tower which was pretty scarey at the top but an amazing view. Didn't go to see the Leaning Tower because I went there last time.

Watched lots of TV, they had Miss Italia 2005 on which was pretty funny - it started with 100 contestants and they go up against each other until its down to 50. That took TWO full evenings of TV, I have no idea what happened since because the next 2 nights are the next rounds and I had to come home...... :funny: I guess in about a month maybe we'll have a winner. The funniest bit is when they have to show off a talent. Some are really talented and can play piano, whereas one girl's talent was to spread chocolate on a biscuit. :uhh: Its just like Miss Congeniality, hilarious.

The hotel was nice and the highlight was when my sister and her boyfriend came and stayed over for a few days. He proposed to her on the hotel roof! Quite an unforgettable holiday......

It's taken all night to catch up on the forums news! How many birthdays have there been?!!! :shocked:

~Lisa~
09-19-2005, 7:32pm
Welcome back, Paul! :hugs:
Looks like you had an awesome time in Italy :up: :D

MiniShaniaTwain
09-19-2005, 7:33pm
Glad to see you're back safe and sound Paul! I'm half Italian but I've never been to Italy!

Blue_Firefly
09-19-2005, 9:50pm
Yaaaay!!! :bounce: You're back!!! We missed you! :hugs: :kiss :D Glad you're safe and back here with us at the forums! That's so sweet about how your sisters boyfriend proposed to her on the roof...how romantic :) Do you have pictures to share with us?

Troll
09-19-2005, 11:25pm
Welcome back Paul.

shaniagal
09-19-2005, 11:48pm
Welcome back Paul!Where are the pics?:p

aFinn
09-20-2005, 12:47am
Nice to have you back Paul :D

Terjeriuke
09-20-2005, 1:52am
Yep Yep Yep... Welcome back :D

Paul
09-20-2005, 7:36am
Thanks everyone! I'd say its good to be back except it isn't! :funny: As soon as we crossed the English Channel the whole of the UK was covered in thick cloud..... :rolleyes: I'm not a good flyer but the views were amazing, I saw Geneve, Paris and London (going over) from the air, it was amazing to see Hyde Park as a tiny green patch and thinking I was there not long ago.

I don't really have any photos to show, most are of family really......I should have taken some of ice-cream and pizza for everyone! I spent most of the time on the beach, I don't think of taking photos. If you want to see pics of the area I went to have a look at Tuscany or Toscana on the web, that will show where I went. Very beautiful. :love:

Afonso
09-20-2005, 8:23am
Welcome Back Paul ;)

Paul
09-20-2005, 10:08am
Thanks Eduardo!

We have a winner of Miss Italia!!! Her name is Edelfa Chiara Masciotta.........

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/melmanshania2/fotoHome09.jpg

shania megafan
09-20-2005, 10:08am
Welcome back Paul! :great:

melli
09-20-2005, 11:38am
Welcome back :D !

orry
09-20-2005, 11:44am
Enjoy your holiday in Italy. Rome is my favourite foreign city. I have been there twice.

scotsman4shania
09-20-2005, 1:22pm
Thanks Eduardo!

We have a winner of Miss Italia!!! Her name is Edelfa Chiara Masciotta.........

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/melmanshania2/fotoHome09.jpg

Wow.... were you a judge on the show?? You kept that quiet.. :huh: :p :biglaugh:

Glad you had a nice trip Paul :D - and yeah, I know the feeling about coming back to UK and finding it covered in thick cloud.. was exactly the same when I came back to Heathrow from Sweden... :uhh: :weird: :p

Paul
09-20-2005, 2:03pm
Wow.... were you a judge on the show?? You kept that quiet.. :huh: :p :biglaugh:

Glad you had a nice trip Paul :D - and yeah, I know the feeling about coming back to UK and finding it covered in thick cloud.. was exactly the same when I came back to Heathrow from Sweden... :uhh: :weird: :p

I wish! :cool: :biglaugh:

Bruce Willis was one of the judges. Lucky guy........ :rolleyes: I've decided.........I'm supporting Italy in Miss World, :D and the way the England football players are behaving I might end up supporting Italy in the World Cup too at this rate. :rolleyes: I've never seen so many spoilt brats, I used to love watching England! Now I only watch them for the Liverpool players if they are playing.

matty
09-20-2005, 3:45pm
Welcome back Paul :)
Glad you had a good time.

Baby Mutt
09-20-2005, 4:34pm
Not much to tell really, half the holiday was on the beach being lazy and relaxing
WHAT?! ON THE BEACH?! :shocked::shocked: last time i was on the beach was like a month ago! ah well..
anyway,i'm freezing my @ss off right now,so u really got lucky with the weather! ;)

welcome back.

Vale

shania-little
09-20-2005, 4:48pm
Welcome back!! :up:

Paul
09-20-2005, 7:12pm
WHAT?! ON THE BEACH?! :shocked::shocked: last time i was on the beach was like a month ago! ah well..
anyway,i'm freezing my @ss off right now,so u really got lucky with the weather! ;)

welcome back.

Vale

I'm English..... :funny:

It was sad because it was the end of the season and they were packing all the umbrellas up when we left. But to us that was still warm enough to go on the beach! Now I'm home it feels cold......God knows what winter will be like!

Paul
08-27-2006, 9:12am
I'm off again, same place! :funny:

Back in 10 days, this time I'll eat 2 ice-creams and 2 pizzas each day for each and every one of you....:kiss: :p

Annette
08-27-2006, 9:15am
Have fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun!:D
Wish it was me who were going to Italy again:p

Yeah, I know...I just got home a week ago:p

Paul
08-27-2006, 9:19am
Thanks, I will, its just going to be a relaxing holiday and maybe some days going to see some sights, hopefully Florence. It all depends on the weather, if it's sunny then more time on the beach...

I know how you feel, it's worse when you get back, you just want to go back there, it's such a beautiful place. Wonder if they'll be judging Miss Italia again this year?!!

melli
08-27-2006, 9:58am
Have a great time in Italy Paul!

Alex
08-27-2006, 11:38am
I haven't post here so sorry, that'd a good pic of Miss Italy eh:p

randine
08-27-2006, 12:54pm
Have a great time and a lot if time, Paul!

aFinn
08-28-2006, 3:59pm
Have fun! :cool: It will be fun to hear all about it when you come back.

~Lisa~
08-28-2006, 6:49pm
Have fun in Italy, Paul! :up:

Paul
09-07-2006, 9:08pm
Thanks everyone, I had a wonderful time. Anyway I'm back, and depressed! :cry: It's no good, I'm just going to have to live there!

Not too much to tell, the scarey thing is I did actually eat 2 ice creams on the first day.....:shocked: I ate way too much....Just had a nice relaxing time really, nice to recharge my batteries!

Paul
09-07-2006, 9:09pm
I haven't post here so sorry, that'd a good pic of Miss Italy eh:p

It's next week, I missed it. :funny:

Troll
09-07-2006, 10:44pm
Welcome back Paul.

canoilers
09-08-2006, 8:58am
:shocked: Wow I'm suprised I missed this, talk about feeling like a jerk. Enjoy your trip and welcome back.

Paul
09-08-2006, 11:48am
Ha don't worry I feel bad about missing people's birthdays and all that, its just how the internet works.

Annette
09-08-2006, 4:42pm
Welcome back!!:D:D

I know how you feel... Italy is a wonderful country:D

matty
09-08-2006, 4:45pm
Welcome back Paul :D

shania megafan
09-08-2006, 4:58pm
Thanks everyone, I had a wonderful time. Anyway I'm back, and depressed! :cry: It's no good, I'm just going to have to live there!

Not too much to tell, the scarey thing is I did actually eat 2 ice creams on the first day.....:shocked: I ate way too much....Just had a nice relaxing time really, nice to recharge my batteries!

Hey, Welcome back Paul! :D Glad to hear you had a great time :]

melli
09-08-2006, 5:06pm
Welcome back Paul!!!

Paul
09-08-2006, 5:09pm
Thanks everyone! :hugs: