Today I want to tell you about a typical day of my holidays when I was a child.

I come from Marsala, in the west of Sicily, and over there you can find lots of places to go on holiday during the summer. Consequently, my family has always spent their holidays in this area. We used to go for one day in some city near Marsala, in S. Vito lo Capo, for example. This is a picture of S. Vito lo Capo. My parents used to prepare the food the day before. Usually they used to cook "pasta a forno", that means "pasta in the oven". It is made of tomatoes, eggs, aubergines, meat, ham, etc. I can assure you, it`s very heavy. Then, we used to go with lots of people: aunts, uncles, friends and friends of friends. We used to take three cars at least. When the tribe arrived in the seaside, we had to carry all the stuff: food (pasta a forno, fruits, dessert,...), fold-away chairs, fold-away tables, games, drinks in a box with ice, Li-Lo and inflatable dinghy, pump?, umbrellas, tent. I assure you, I worked more during the holiday day than during a normal day. Then my mother made me eat all our food and also my aunt`s food, in order to avoid making her angry. I explain to you that it was absolutely forbidden to go in the sea after lunch for at least 3 hours! Finally, I assure you, I have beautiful memories of my childhood!