A time when my friends and I got lost going to see a concert This happened last year when my friends and I went to Cascina, in Tuscany to see a concert by an Italian band called Goblin. We had bought tickets online a few months before the event which was expected the day after my birthday, so we decided to celebrate it there. I live in Venice but my friends don't, so they invited me to stay for a few days with them in Bologna for the special occasion. The day of the concert I caught a train from Venice early in the morning to reach my friends' house and then drive from Bologna to Cascina. We decided to leave home four hours before the concert because it takes two hours to arrive there, as well as we were worried about getting stuck in a traffic jam and arriving late at the concert. We were quite relaxed because we had planned everything and also one of my friends had a satnav app on his mobile phone. We put in the satnav the address of the concert's venue, which was our final destination and then we started off. An hour and a half later our satnav stopped working, suddenly we realized that nobody had remembered to bring a map! It was an annoying situation and we tried to follow the traffic signs, but after a while we realized that we took the wrong exit and we couldn't turn round and go back because we were driving on the motorway. So we had to carry on along the road and then we ended up in a country town. We were hopeless because we didn't know where we were and there was nobody to ask for directions. Finally, we found some traffic signs and found out that the concert's venue wasn't far away from there, but we were going in the opposite direction, so we had to turn round and go back. We had wasted nearly an hour going in the wrong direction and we were afraid of missing the event.We were almost reaching our destination when we were nearly in a car crash! We were at a junction and one of my friends, who was driving very fast, didn't see the stop sign and he almost crashed into a lorry. For a moment I thought “We're going to die!”, but as soon as he saw the lorry, which was coming towards us, he was able to avoid it and luckily nothing happened! At last, we were able to arrive at the concert in time and enjoyed it! Coming back home was less stressful and it took us less time because we've already known the direction. However, we arrived in Bologna safely at 4 in the morning and immediately we went to bed because we were really exhausted. Although our trip sounds a bit dangerous, we had a lot of fun!

It's like being in a romantic comedy A few years ago I was in a pub with a friend and we were talking and drinking when a waiter came up to us (he was carrying a tray with two glasses of white wine) and said: "Here you are, two glasses of white wine for you, ladies". We were confused so we said: "We haven't ordered white wine!" and he answered: "Yes, I know. Those guys offer you these drinks". It was like being in a romantic comedy! It was the most awkward situation in my life! Although we were embarrassed, we wanted to thank those kind guys for the wine but there were only two lovers and a group of girls....that's strange. I assume that the waiter was the secret admirer....

A frightened pigeon came in through my window It was early morning and I was sleeping in my room. Suddenly I heard a noise and "something" came in through my window! I fell out of my bed and started screaming because I didn't know what the hell was going on, so I took a broom to defend myself against whatever was under my bed. When I looked at under my bed I saw a poor, little and frightened pigeon. It was seriously injured to his left wing and it was so sick, probably it was passing away. I didn't know how to help that poor animal, so I called my brother and immediately he picked up the pigeon, put it into a box and he realesed it in a near garden. It was a strange day and I was so sorry for that poor pigeon. Unfortunately if a pigeon is seriously injured you can't help it at all and also a vet can't help you because he isn't qualified on birds. Probably in the countryside you can find a vet that is specialized on all kind of animals.

My hometown Venice is a town in the north-east of Italy, it's located on the lagoon. It has a lot of canals and bridges. It's a small sized town and it's famous for the Carnival which is one of the most famous in Italy. There aren't any cars here, in fact people walk on foot or go to work, school,etc. by boat so the life is more slowly than the other cities. It's quite safe city during the day and also at night but it's the most boring city in the world because there's nothing to do, especially at the weekends! On the other hand it's an interesting city because everywhere there are a lot of historic buildings, palaces and museums. During the winter days it's quite empty but in the mid season and especially in the summer the city is very crowded because the tourists come here to visit the Biennale and to go to the beach. I must say that I prefer Venice when it's quiet and empty because I hate tourists. Most of them are noisy and silly person who walk too much slowly in the street...It's a little irritating. If you're in a hurry, surely you're gonna be late! I love my hometown because I spent my childhood here and it's a quiet place where to live. On the other hand I hate it because it's too boring and too quiet and sometimes too crowded. Also, there are too many old people and young people get away from here to move to other country....

My last holiday Last summer my best friend and me went to London to meet our British friend who live there. We stayed in a very tiny, basic and cheap flat near the Kilburn tube station, which we rented it online. The first day was awful because we arrived very late at Stansted airport and we waited for our baggages at the baggage reclaim for 45 min! Then, we were in a hurry because we only could check-in till 4 p.m. and the journey takes about 50 min. from the airport to our flat. So we get a cab outside the airport but we find out which is very expensive, too late! Anyway, that night we was going to sleep when my friend discovered that our sheets were dirty! We spent an awful night! Next day we called the staff and immediatly they came to bring up new sheets cleaned. Also I rember one day when the weather was miserable and I were lying in bed when I looked up and there were a very big spot on the ceiling...it was raining into our bedroom! On the other hand I had a good time there because We met again our friend and we made some new friends and also we went sightseeing, visited a lot of exhibitions and museums and we went out every night. It was the second time that I visited London. I think London is a wonderful city where you always have a lot of fun.