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

Tetrachi

[vonheath.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh..how absolutely and completly fabulous! I wonder whether they would have really approved? I've seen the statue depicted in print soooo many times..and there it is..***breathless & very very jealous!***

Re: Tetrachi

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

I know! I was totally thrilled! Prof. Mastrocinque asked me what I wanted to see in Venice, and I said that my only absolute requirement was to see the tetrarchi - after that, anything else was good by me. After a while, I remembered about Vivaldi's Pietà (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pio_Ospedale_della_Piet%C3%A0), and added that to the list as well. But the really important thing was always the tetrarchs.

I don't think they would have approved of me bouncing up and hugging them, though. They look like a pretty severe bunch!