Pancake Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday is a day of celebration as well as penitence, because it's the last day before Lent.
Lent is a time of abstinence, of giving things up. So Shrove Tuesday is the last chance to indulge yourself, and to use up the foods that aren't allowed in Lent. Pancakes are eaten on this day because they contain fat, butter and eggs which were forbidden during Lent.
20 February 2007
Edinburgh, Scotland
We went to Edinburgh, Scotland for the weekend. It took less than an hour to fly there! It was sunny both days, and the locals said it was very unusual weather! I guess it is usually cloudier than either Seattle or Dublin. We found the people really friendly and welcoming. The city is beautiful! The Edinburgh Castle is right in the middle of the city. There is a lot of green space for walking right in the city, also. We went on a tour called The Real Mary King's Close...and underground area that existed in the 1800's, but was covered over after the plague and not reopened for 111 years. Very fascinating. There is a lot to see, and we barely scratched the surface. We would love to go back.
19 February 2007
01 February 2007
Sci Italia/Ski Italy
Buongiorno!
We just returned from skiing in Italy...it was fabulous! We flew from Dublin to Innsbruck, Austria and then took a bus to Campitello, Italy. We skied at the Val Di Fassa resort and stayed at the Gran Chalet Soreghes. Europe has not had much snow this year, so we were a bit concerned in the months leading up to our trip, but fortunately, it snowed 3 metres the week before we arrived. During our stay it was blue sky and sunny every day!!! Between ski runs we would sit outside in the sun drinking cappuccino e birra e vino! Molto bene! The skiing was outstanding! The area resorts are all connected, so you ski from village to village with the same lift ticket. There are 205 impianti di risalita (lifts) e 510 km di piste (kilometres of runs). For any of you skiers or boarders out there...you have to ski Europe! It is absolutely the most amazing experience. Italians, Germans, Russians, Polish, Irish, English, and French are some of the people we met along the way. Not one American. We did pretty well speaking Italian, however most people wanted to practice their English, so we would speak in Italian and they would answer back in English. Very funny!
We just returned from skiing in Italy...it was fabulous! We flew from Dublin to Innsbruck, Austria and then took a bus to Campitello, Italy. We skied at the Val Di Fassa resort and stayed at the Gran Chalet Soreghes. Europe has not had much snow this year, so we were a bit concerned in the months leading up to our trip, but fortunately, it snowed 3 metres the week before we arrived. During our stay it was blue sky and sunny every day!!! Between ski runs we would sit outside in the sun drinking cappuccino e birra e vino! Molto bene! The skiing was outstanding! The area resorts are all connected, so you ski from village to village with the same lift ticket. There are 205 impianti di risalita (lifts) e 510 km di piste (kilometres of runs). For any of you skiers or boarders out there...you have to ski Europe! It is absolutely the most amazing experience. Italians, Germans, Russians, Polish, Irish, English, and French are some of the people we met along the way. Not one American. We did pretty well speaking Italian, however most people wanted to practice their English, so we would speak in Italian and they would answer back in English. Very funny!
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