Volare . . . whoa-oh

[fellmama]

Well. So I'm updating this from the basement of Dad's conference center in Verona. This has been an . . . interesting week. The first three or four days I was so homesick I wasn't enjoying myself much. I think the thought process runs like this: I miss Whitman. I am not at Whitman. Ergo, I must be home. I am not home. If I can't be at Whitman, I want to be at home. I'm homesick. Or something like that.
You Idahoans will enjoy this. We get off the airplane, get in the car, and start our drive across north Italy. What do we see in the first ten minutes?

1. Rigs.
2. A deer crossing sign.
3. A tractor.

It's like we never left!

La Spezia was really nice--a small city on the coast. We wandered around there and one day took a boat to the Cinqueterre, which is absolutely stunning. Too many tourists, though. Go in the off season. Sunday we drove cross-country to Verona, and we've been here ever since. I'll write more about it later.

In conclusion, have wonderful days, all of you, and I'll be back next week.

Comments

[colvincd.livejournal.com]

Oh, ok, that makes sense.

Verona? Don't get distraught over some lost love and drink posion!

Speaking of too many tourists, yesterday as I was leaving work about 20 Swiss tourists got on the bus. I helped them find their way to the Pike Place Market. The 8 natives on the bus were somewhere between bemused and annoyed.

[koni.livejournal.com]

Italy?!?! SOOOO jealous.

[zoing.livejournal.com]

Did you get my e-mail?

[smika.livejournal.com]

I almost called you yesterday, because I had a burning desire to get my Mary fix. But then I thought, "hey, Mary's in no place to give me a fix" and didn't call.

Thought you should know.

[bakerma.livejournal.com]

I love Cinqueterre, but I agree that there are way too many tourists there.