# Gelati: 1, Distance Walked: 5.6km
We had a new classmate join today, Marlene from Vienna. She was in the B1 class but has moved up to our B2 class from today. We also had a new teacher, Lucia, as our usual teacher, Diana, wasn't available for reasons I didn't catch. As a result, the grammar lesson today was a revision of what we had covered yesterday about the Passato Remoto for Marlene's sake. We did some more fill in the blanks exercises too. Just for fun one of them made use of 4 different past tenses, including one we hadn't studied. Even so I managed to score almost 90% so today was a good day.
After the coffee break we played the debating game again, only with speed rounds. We were paired off and given a topic. One of us had to argue for it and one against. Arianna timed us and we had one minute to jot down some dot points before we had to make our argument. Well, in theory, we had one minute but she kept getting distracted chatting with the other people in the class so in practice we generally got at least 2 minutes. My topics were
- You should never talk about politics with your family - against
- Loud concerts are bad for your hearing - for
For the first topic my argument was if you talk politics at work you might get fired. If you talk politics with your friends they might decide they don't like you any more. But your family always has to accept you so it is safe to talk politics with them. I convinced myself.
The topic I really wanted to argue against was "it is always wrong to kill insects". I had a strong argument all ready to go about why all spiders must die.
My conversation class was with Miriam again today. This time we talked about holidays and easily filled in the hour. I think I'll talk to her about restaurants tomorrow. That should be another easy topic.
The reason why I'm thinking that would make a good topic is because of a restaurant near my apartment. I noticed it when I first arrived as it seemed to be nearly completely empty all the time. They didn't have a menu in the window either. Also there were no reviews on Google or Tripadvisor for it. Indeed I couldn't find anything online about it at all. I was rather doubtful about it as even very ordinary restaurants here get at least a few tourists. However, over the past week I've noticed them hang paintings on the walls (which are for sale) and put up lamps and a sign outside, plus a menu. My guess is it is just completely new.
I decided to give it a chance and had dinner there tonight. I started with a little baked savory cheesecake which was Absolutely Delicious. Next I had their lasagna which was Good. Personally, I would have included more bechamel but it was perfectly acceptable. For dessert I had something that was described as a panna cotta but actually tasted more like a creme caramel. However, it was also quite Good.
When I arrived just after 7pm (quite early by Italian standards) I was their only customer. A couple of other tables were filled later on but they seemed to be all by friends and family. I strongly suspect I was their only paying customer for the night. Which is a shame as their food is Good and their prices reasonable. They deserve to do decent business.
I've been trying a different restaurant for every meal. However, I think I'll go back there on my last night. There are some other dishes on the menu I'd like to try. Also, even though my last night will be a Friday night, I suspect I won't have any difficulty getting a table.
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