last night I went out with my sister and mother and father to an Irish Pub in Bisceglie, a town just 10 minutes south of Trani, for a surprise birthday party for one of their family friends. It was extremely fun... there was a U2 tribute band called Twilight that played U2 for 3 hours... It was amazing!!! food, dancing, all other party extravagances you can imagine, quite a lovely night! and we didn't go out until 9... home around 12.30 am... mind you this is Thursday night... needless to say i was very tired today! The time here is very different from what I am used too... at night, when you go out it is not at 5, it is at 9 or 10... and you come home around 12 or so, then eat. on nights you don't go out, dinner is a little earlier like around 9 or 10. and punctuality is a whole other thing. when you have a date at 330, and you arrive at 330, you may have to wait 20 minutes or so. lucky for me, i am always running late, so i have yet had to wait. everyone here says that school is the only place where you have to be punctual. and i say, that is rubbish! 'punctual' ranges from 5 minutes early to 10 minutes late. i like this very much! we usually leave the house around 8.05 or so, school goes until 1 on all days (including Saturday.... proposterous!) and on tuesdays i stay until 2.
contrary to perhaps common belief, the fruit here is not that wonderful! the oranges are the only wonderful thing, but the apples are sort of mealy and the bananas are very brown and firm. hmmm it is very curious! i wish i could give my family here some california fruit... it is so much better!!
i think the fruit is the only thing that is not as good... in every other aspect, Italy wins in the food realm:)
attached is a view from my house of Trani at the sunset... with the ocean and the port of Trani in the distance. it is truly magnificant.
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