Back in Blighty

[strange_complex]

I'm back from Verona. Very tired, but I had a brilliant time. In theory, I've gone all the way back through LJ to where I left off before I flew out, but it meant going back to skip=260, so it was very much skim-reading.

I'll post a proper report tomorrow, but in essence, after the initial flight cancellation tedium, it was all good. Students fine, my opposite number in Verona a real sweet-heart and very enthusiastic host, Verona wonderful, hotel welcoming, food excellent, and I have been to Venice! Wow.

In all honesty, I'd rather still be there than back in Britannia. But the good news is that the weather there is exactly as horrid as it is here, so I do not need to feel I am missing the sunshine. Only the warm internal glow of Italy and its people. :-(

I have many pictures, but for now you just get my favourite two:


My little friend from the theatre in Verona


Have you hugged a tetrarch today?

Comments

[davesangel.livejournal.com]

AWW! I love the fact that the ruins in Italy have their own cats. When I was in Milan a few years ago, I went to visit a castle and couldn't believe the amount of cats there. Most excellent indeed :)

I'm really glad you had such a great time whilst you were away, despite the problems with the flight.

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yes, it was all worth it in the end.

In Rome, one archaeological site has even become a dedicated cat sanctuary (http://www.romancats.com/). It's kind of sad how beaten-up and neglected some of them obviously are when they arrive at the sanctuary - but good to see that they are looked after when they get there.