While I am waiting for photos to upload, I'll type a little.
In the photos, hopefully I have one with my window showing. Ours are the top 3 right hand windows. Mine is 2nd from left. The left hand one belongs to an unknown neighbour. Not sure if I actually have that photo...but for those of you who might have googled it ...
Yesterday was a long day. Classes are going well, but Jill & I are TRUE beginners. While others from other European countries (or elsewhere) have taken it in school at some point. And many are in intensive classes with an extra 2 hrs in the afternoon. Consequently, today (Friday) was frustrating in its amount of overload! But we shall persevere :) (hmmm that looks like an Italian word!)
Yesterday was a lovely sightseeing and shopping day. How I adore the smell of leather!! We each bought leather. Jill got a super jacket (her biker chick look). I had a lovely elegant one on, that would have been great, had I a place to wear it!! But that was prior to May 5, my official retirement date! Or perhaps I mentioned this before :). Anyway, I am looking for more casual at this point. Had on a brown one, but it was pretty plain. So at another store, actually have been measured for one, and am to go look at it on Wednesday. In the meantime....have seen yet another one I like...just one size too small :(.
We went to visit Santa Croce church (Dante outside, but he's not buried there as they ran him out of Florence years before he died). But he is memorialized in thisgigantic statue outside. Caroline...remember him??? And if you do...do you happen to remember where the famous gelato store was? The entire historic core is flooded with them! Jill & I just haven't had time for one and, frankly, in the rain, it hasn't seemed appealing.
Tomorrow we are going to Siena and San Gimigniano with the school...or 20 people. Reservations for opera for Tuesday night (for a sampling of romantic arias...hopefully I'll recognize a few :)). Uffizi art gallery next week. Venice the next weekend overnight. And still working on the 3rd weekend. Likely rent a car or else go to Cinqueterre - a tour or on our own. not sure. Last day will be in Rome.
Altogether, my feet are tired, my body occasionally protests, but right now we are going to have a cold beer in some trattoria or piazza. Life is good! Salut to you all! Tutti va bene!!
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I remember the Dante statue, but I can't for the life of me remember where that gelato place was. I remember sitting on some wide steps, but that's about it.
ReplyDeleteFeel free to keep your eyes peeled for a large purple purse. I've decided that if you're feeling generous in the leather department, that would be my selection. ;)
Also, very curious, but all of those picture posts are under my name. Probably because I was logged in when I was setting things up, but I'm sure it doesn't matter.
giorno di madre felice! (Thank you, Babelfish!)
ReplyDeleteI love reading your blog and seeing the pics of your surroundings. I guess we haven't communicated enuf, bkz I didn't realize you were going for so long AND taking Italian classes. Cool!
Enjoy.