Reading and watching this week

Still reading "Just enough French", should be finished tonight! Then have to decide what to read next, only 20 titles waiting. This weekend more books and DVD's came home. The second DVD set of Montalbano, the Scicillian detective joins volume one on the shelf. Montalbano is a gourmet:– above all, he loves seafood in all its variations. He is always well dressed. Alternatively he is dripping wet and half naked as he runs in from a quick swim in the Mediterranean. He has a deep-seated aversion to flying and solves his cases using his instincts and an ability to practically become one with his surroundings and delve into the murderer's soul; he's direct, smug, unpredictable, truly Italian and a great detective. These mysteries have a definite Italian feel to them which only adds to their charm. They may not be for everyone, but if you want a gritty story that keeps you turning pages (and don't mind a few foul words and so on...) these stories will intrigue you. He makes it easy to practice my Italian.

A book on Pompeii for children, as well as Lemony Snicket volumes 7-10 made their way into the basket.

Started watching Cinema Paradiso on DVD last night. More Italian practice. It is nearly 3 hours long, watched about an hour yesterday and will work on it this week.

Can't believe that three weeks from now I will be on a plane for Singapore! So excited, don't know where to start. Still adding things to the box to take.