Trip to marble quarry and show in Carrara
On Wednesday, I met the students at 7:30 and headed off on a bus to Carrara. We visited a marble quarry and a trade show for the marble industry. You can see pictures here.
I have been getting around town okay and doing lots of stuff. Some shopping for the apartment and some fixing up of a few things to make it nice when everyone arrives on Monday. Wednesday after we got back, I did some banking and stuff at the internet cafe, and then had dinner on Piazza della Signoria, and the same pizza place that Beth and Alli and I went to when we first got here last year. I've become a regular at Corona's for gelato, too, but I have not had time to get back to the Oil Shoppe. I'm sure when Alli gets here, I will be there more often.
Tonight I'm having dinner with Lynn and Martin Bloom at their apartment. She is teaching the English program here, and they live in Storrs. Tomorrow I have not too much to do, but I will have a visitor over the weekend from one of our friends from St Paul's who is on a business trip to Munich and is flying down here to see Florence. So I have to do laundry and everything on Friday.
Weather has been pretty good -- a little rain and cool, which is nice. I remember quite a bit from last year and have not had to use a map since I've been here.
More tomorrow.
