Leaving Ticino

OK, the experience is over. We have moved back, to the Switzerland french-speaking part, around Lausanne.
It has been quite a while since my last post, thats because there has been so much to do outside the virtual world.
I can say that this year we spent in Lugano has teached us a lot! And one of the things I learned, along with many others, about myself is that it is here where I leave now that I feel most at home.
Thanks for all that have read me during this (short) time. I will certainly be back in the future with something else to speak about.
So, until, then, goodbye!

Piove piove, la gatta non si muove

This is the song my little one has learn lately... well when it rains around here it does rain!!
Well, this weekend we went in suisse romande, but this evening when we were back it was still pouring! I hope all this will stop and we will enjoy spring again soon!

Easter in Lugano

Easter and spring, spring and Easter... ok the weather is still quite cool... but today it was sunny! And the town is starting to wake up from the long winter months.
We have decided to spend this Easter weekend here, and it is funny, lots of people leave to go somewhere else, but lots of tourists arrive here to spend the holidays too!
The town organizes some entertainments (see details here), this afternoon we were in town and it was nice. The sun, the market, and some typical songs (that I know as I've grow up not so far from here), well, a nice day!!

Ok it's spring but...

No need of all this rain to let us know :-) !
Some warmer days would be welcome...

Spring is finally here!

I love this season! There is light later in the evening, and in the air there is this wonderful smell... I cannot describe it, but I recognize it without doubt. And with this the town seems to awake again, people are walking around and are in a good mood.
What I like here is how quickly you can talk with someone in the street when you take the time to stop by a moment: an old grandma or an old grandpa, a small family or a father/mother with his/her child... it is really refreshing.

A day on the snow

Two Sundays ago, thanks to a friend, we discovered a nice and little snow resort for children, not so far away from Lugano, near the Gothard in Airolo-Luina it is totally not expensive, and really good for children that can practice quietly skiing and sliding. To find it, once in Airolo (exiting the motorway) you have to follow the (quite little need to be really attentive!) signs to the parking of the small resort.
We went there, had a sandwich, a pizza and something to drink. We had a small bob to go on the snow and had lot of fun! Our little one was a little frightened, but then she was happy throwing snow on everybody :-) There were lot of children between 2 and 12 even if the weather was not so good.
Well, the day had started so-and-so with a trip to Pin Pin Cavalin in Chiasso to discover it closed, but then ended really well!

Il carnevale di Tesserete

Yes we've been there! We missed the one in Bellinzona, because of a very very bad cough... but luckly in Tesserete, they finish later (http://www.orpenagin.ch/) like in Milan. We went to see the saturday afternoon's parade and our little one was frightened at the beginning, because of the noise... but later she loved it! All the masks and the music, and all the feathers and confetti! She would have spent hours just to pick them up and throw them to anyone passing by. The plus: the weather was wonderful, really a nice afternoon!