How I Spent My
Summer Vacation
Soap Digest August 31, 1999
"Intrepid
Traveler: Finola Hughes (Alexandra)
Destination: Italy
Companion: Her husband, Russell Young
Here,
There and Everywhere: 'My best friend in Los Angeles married an Italian, so
he wanted to go to Italy for the wedding. I went and saw the pope, which was
great. I went to Prada in Rome. It's such a beautiful country. The
landscape is so stunning. You'll never see anything more beautiful than
Tuscany. I was there about five days. We stayed in a large, almost castle-like
[place].'
Surprise, Surprise: 'In Italy, everything is very
breast-shaped. The chocolates are breast-shaped- they're like these large breasts
that point toward heaven. I felt very much like it's a woman's country- the Italians
worship women. It's a very sexy country. We would put on music every night and
one night, this farmer came in. He was just standing by the door, so I went over and
invited him to dance. Well, I have never danced the tango like that, ever! We
couldn't speak to each other because he could only speak Italian and I don't speak
Italian. And he swept me off my feet. The most amazing tango dancer ever.
It was a great night.'
Souvenirs, Anyone?: 'I
saw a lovely cup and saucer. I really liked it, but I wasn't sure whether my husband
would. I could not find him; I didn't know where he was. When I came back
[from looking for him], Stephen said this lovely lady from Paris had come along and bought
this cup and saucer. It was the only one! Cut to two weeks later.
Russell and I had gone to London after Italy to see my brother. On our first
day back, I get up in the morning and I go to make my cup of tea, and there's the cup and
saucer waiting for me. My husband had bought it for me. Isn't that
sweet?'"
