Crete: Preveli Beach and Palm Forest

Ehm, ehm....
I've been away from home for a whole loooong week!
Because of the type of my professional contract I have to follow a lot of professional courses, and this week I was away because of one of this.

But, to be honest, I'm thinking about holidays. I need to have some me-time, I want to soak up the sun and visit wonderful places.
I wrote some posts about Crete (a month ago), because I loved that country, and I would suggest you what you should visit if you go there!

....just yesterday evening a dear friend asked me about Crete!

Here's Preveli!
We visited the Monastery, and then we went to the beach, and even to the Palm Forest. Mr was very adventurous, and we took a stroll in the Palm Forest, here's some photos!
Happy spring weekend!

A funny face was spying me....

If you visit Preveli Beach, I suggest to take with you a pair of sneakers!

Magic

Here we go with the first photos of our travel in Bruges!
Well, I loved that city...if I were a writer, I would locate a story in Bruges.
Because it's magic...
... when it rains and when the sun shines
... because of all the chocolate shops
... because of all the swans
... because of all that coloured houses
... because of all the channels
... because of all the churches
... because of all the bridges
... because of all the bicycles.

Here's my Bruges.

If you need some advice...
We arrived at the airport of Charleroi, and we arrived in Bruges by bus
We stayed at  Hotel Ter Brughe (very good and nice hotel, I recomend it, and very good breakfast)
We had great dinner: at De Poulin and Dell'Arte
My Mr enjoyed some good beer at Beer Atelier

When we travel, we usually have small and fast lunches, eating sandwiches (we ate great ones from Panos in Bruges)

Update from our new house

And is Sunday again!
Our house is starting to look more like a home. During the week, when I came home from office, I turned into a desperate housewife. But, FOR NOW, I really like this.
I like doing the laundry, I like thinking about dinner and lunch.
I just have no more me-time. I hope this is something that is going to change, I have to get used of my new life, and then I'm going to run again, to take more photos, update my blog again....
What I really like more of my new life is that I always have a good morning kiss, a goodnight kiss, a "have a good day" kiss, a "have a good lunch kiss"...
We became Ikea's best friends.
I bake cakes.
I eat a lot of vegetables.
Our drying rack is always usually full of clothes.
I try to create a garden in our terrace.
Well, everything is good.
Thank you for your sweet comments!!!

Photo taken in Bruges

Two weeks

And so, here I am.
I'm writing from my kitchen.
It's weird, let me tell you.
I told you I cried a river the Saturday we moved in, because I left my old life. Nobody told me that part of moving in, but I discovered that everyone passed through it.
Packing your old life (almost 30 years), well it's not easy.
But then Sunday came, and I woke up in our house.
And suddenly a week has passed by.
We celebrated our 7th anniversary with a travel in Bruges and Bruxelles.
Internet came into our house.
The first cake has been baked.
The first movie has been seen (Shrek 3rd).
The first sun dried our clothing.
We went to our first grocery shopping.
The first flower has bloomed.
And this house is turning into a home.

"Well, it's like being on holiday"

Well, almost everything is done. Tomorrow after work, I'm going to pack the most part of my things, my dresses, my shoes, my books, and my plants.
And then I'm going to start a new chapter of my life.
A lot of people told me that I'm going to argue with my Mr, because life together isn't easy.
Well, to be honest I argue with my mom, and with my sister, because life together wasn't easy.
And I love them.
Why shouldn't I argue with Mr? I love him...
Other people told me that living together is great. You have to start your life together, and this isn't the most easy thing to do, but....what about all the other things?
Waking up together
Cooking for him
Cleaning up the house with him
Making plans with him
Being a little family

A friend of mine, when my mom asked him about living together he said: "Well, it's like being on holiday".
And I always thought it's a great way for thinking about a life together.


Last Saturday, when Mr and I were cleaning "our" house, we told each other that it was like being on holiday.
For now, this is what we think...

......if you have some advice for a good and loooong life together.....well, you're welcome!!!

Life is good

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So, yesterday Mr and I spent the whole day cleaning "our" house. My mum helped us, and this has been a huge help.
We're moving in a house that has a kitchen, two bathrooms, a bedroom, a room, and a living room. It's big.
Yesterday we cleaned the whole house, and so, starting from today, we're going to fill it with our stuff.
We have the keys of the apartment but we're going to start our new life together in that house, on Saturday 21st, because we want to do all the things with calm.

We're ready for huge dinners with family and friends.
I cannot wait for baking cakes for my Mr.
I've been dreaming for so long for movie-night-on-sofa.
I smile if I think about our doorbell with our surnames.
And now, this is going to really happen.

Thank you to all of you for your nice comments!!and for your wishes!
:)
This blog community is really good... :)

Happy Valentine's day!!

I promise then,
to kiss her
1 million times
before I died,
50 a day
for the rest of my life.

And when I was gone,
as old men go,

she could smile,
with her old eyes
knowing there wasn't a place
on her
I missed

-ATTICUS-

Happy Valentine's day!!

PS: I find this here

drum roll......

....Mr and I are finally moving together!!!
On Saturday we signed for a house for rent, and starting from February 14th, we are going to live together!

Happy? yes, totally.
Tired? yes, do you know that looking for a house, buying all you need in a house, is amazing but stressful?
Sad? yes, a little. I'm a bit sad for the kind of life I'm leaving. The life of my "last" 29 years. I'm excited for what the future is going to give me, but I'm very grate for all the things my past donated me.
I talked with some friends, and they all say that this is normal....this feeling stands for a day, and then...you're into your new life!!!


On our Valentines Day Mr and I will clean our house, and I couldn't imagine a better way to spend this day.

PROJECT 52: 5/52 The Kiss, in Padua

Well, I know I have already talked to you about an artist that create wonderful artworks in my city (he's something like Banksy in NY)
He's Kennyrandom, and, let me tell you, he's great.
Nobody knows his face, his artwork are made in the night, he has to work fast, and it's so wonderful waking up in the morning and see his last artwork.

"The Kiss", is probably the one I like most...I like that she's on tiptoe for kissing her mysterious man...

ISO 1600, 50mm, f/3.2, 1/4000 sec, Nikon , Nikon, Lens 50mm, The Kiss in Padua

Discovering Veneto: Possagno (la Gipsoteca)

Before visiting the museum with a lot of plaster works made by Antonio Canova, Mr and I took a little stroll around Possagno.
It was a warm January Sunday afternoon, the sky was blue, and it was fine spending some time outside!

Then we started visiting the gipsoteca (a museum where plaster works are collected), and probably for the second time, Mr and I had a guide...well, probably you already know this, but visiting a museum with a guide is wonderful: we were so interested, we were fascinated by Antonio Canova's story, and by his huge talent.

A part of the house where Canova lived

Unfortunately, we couldn't take photos inside the gipsoteca (I just took these two, but "Le tre grazie" isn't the real one!)

Dedalo e Icaro- This was the first sculpture (and the only real sculpture that is set in this museum) made by Antonio Canova. Antonio's father died when Antonio was young, and he was raised up by his grandfather that teached him everything about sculpture. With this artwork he won a competition.

We really had a great time, and if you want to spend a good afternoon, well, this place is waiting for you!

Useful informations:
Gipsoteca: here you find the timetable
For some weekends, ifyou visit the gipsoteca at 11 a.m. or at 4 p.m. you can have the guide adding 1€ to the ticket price (10,00 €)