I’ve just finished The Truce by Primo Levi (thanks to Carter for the recommendation) which follows on from his first book If this is a man, in a continuation of his of his experiences in German Concentration Camps. It takes off from the day of liberation and describes Primo’s 10th month repatriation trip and as a result has a much happier tone to the hard hitting tales from Monowitz. Levi’s writing is descriptive and observant, yet with no trace of hatred towards the perpetrators can be seen, something that Levi describes well in the afterword. The more I read about the Nazi’s the less I understand. What happened in those years is truly incomprehensible to me.

As you can probably tell I’ve had a very easy week. I’ve been laying about reading in the sun on the balcony of Espe’s parents place, interspersed with trips to the city center, and generally eating too much. Espe mentioned in a previous conversation that her favorite food was that of her mother’s, and I can truly appreciate why. With so much good food and in big quantaties, it is so easy to over eat.

On Wednesday we took a day trip up to Sagunt, which is a small town north of Valencia. It is home to the remains of a stunning roman castle / city, as well as an amphitheater which took a fair bit of exploring. Down below the old town was very quaint old town with tiny alleyways and beautifully painted houses.

One final thing that deserves a mention, is that Espe and I celebrated two years together on Thursday. Apart from doing very little during the day, we had some very good Manchegan food (and wine) in one of the few restaurants in Alaquas.