I have had a lovely week & am now on the countdown to return home.
Last Mond
ay I had a lovely saunter around Murano before going to the Circolo meeting. One thing I have missed are daffodils & where I had a coffee there was a few in the garden area, I had to take a photograph!
Last Mond
ay I had a lovely saunter around Murano before going to the Circolo meeting. One thing I have missed are daffodils & where I had a coffee there was a few in the garden area, I had to take a photograph! The speaker at Circolo was from Save Venice Inc and the subject was a short history of the organization & what they have restored. I had visited many of the buildings & seen some of the paintings. Others were currently on display in Boston, going onto Paris before being returned here. It was fascinating the descriptions of hour paintings are restored & what they find underneath. With different methods of photography she showed photographs of the underpainting & drawing. She also showed us a restored painting on display at Scuola San Marco which is now part of the hospital. On Wednesday I went over there to pay my first aid bill. When I visited A&E with my corn (another long story) the doctor gave me a sheet of paper. I didn’t look at it till I got home & saw it said there was a charge of Euros 25. A discussion after the Yoga class told me that if you visit the hospital for a minor complaint there is a charge, but if you are very ill the service is free. Anyway I didn’t want to get to passport control on my way home & be stopped for owing money to the Italian government (hospital had taken a copy of my passport & had my home address).
When I had paid the Euros I found where to get into the Scuola, now a medical museum. The paintings & the ceiling were wonderful. Not sure I would have wanted a doctor to use some of those early instruments on me.
Tuesday I had three friends for dinner, Zoe an English lady doing research for her PHD, Marilyn the vicar’s
wife & Gaspare a young Italian man who attends the Anglican Church. A group of a very wide age range but we had a great evening. The food was simple, steak & salad & gateaux from a specialised bakery. Also guess what Gaspare was wearing……..ORANGE TROUSERS!! I did tell him about my obsession with them; he didn’t think they were orange, more rust.
When I had paid the Euros I found where to get into the Scuola, now a medical museum. The paintings & the ceiling were wonderful. Not sure I would have wanted a doctor to use some of those early instruments on me.
Tuesday I had three friends for dinner, Zoe an English lady doing research for her PHD, Marilyn the vicar’s
wife & Gaspare a young Italian man who attends the Anglican Church. A group of a very wide age range but we had a great evening. The food was simple, steak & salad & gateaux from a specialised bakery. Also guess what Gaspare was wearing……..ORANGE TROUSERS!! I did tell him about my obsession with them; he didn’t think they were orange, more rust. Gaspare & Myself, Tuesday
Then Annette & Glyn arrived. We have had a great two days & the weather has been warm & sunny when the forecast was heavy rain. Today we are going to the Islands & out for a meal this evening.
Then Annette & Glyn arrived. We have had a great two days & the weather has been warm & sunny when the forecast was heavy rain. Today we are going to the Islands & out for a meal this evening.
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