True, brain like sieve, but I can’t remember ever being rained on during a visit to Italy. Last night, though, we were treated to a mighty tempest. Few here have air conditioning and in summer nearly everybody sleeps with windows (large windows) wide open, so when a thunderstorm rolls through, it is almost like being [...]
Wim (Barry’s class)Originally uploaded by MrWoodleigh.
My Dutch friend Wim, sitting in our classroom in Lucca.
It’s true that I’m learning a little Italian in my beginner’s class, but what’s been most fun has been hanging with all the other students in the school, who are old and young and come from all over. My best new buddy is Wim, a tall, open-faced 50-something man from the Netherlands. [...]
As I hoped, I’m with beginning students and Mrs. W. is with intermediate students. Being lumped in with beginners is good for my fragile foreign language ego. I’m keeping up. Mostly what we beginners say is “Come si dice …?” When we’re really on our game, we say “Che [...]
Gardens of Palazzo Pfanner
Originally uploaded by MrWoodleigh.
We made it all the way around the walls yesterday and snapped this photo of the Gardens of Palazzo Pfanner. Turns out the part of the walls near us is the nicest (shadiest and prettiest).
We are staying on Ditch (or Canal) Way, Via del Fosso. A ditch, maybe 8 or 10 feet wide, runs down the middle of the street; as ditches go, it’s not bad. Its walls are made of brick. The walls rise above street level and are capped with concrete. You can [...]
