CC and LLM go to Italy
No, we’re not moving! Maybe someday, but not yet. Yesterday we met our friends SMAM for the second time this trip, and as always we had a wonderful time. Because of various circumstances, they came to Verona both times, and
Awhile ago I commented on the use of liscio (=smooth), wondering why I never used to be able to use it to order a regular espresso the way our friend M did. Well, yesterday M gave a nice answer. What
Yesterday we saw the sundial on San Nicolò (=Saint Nicholas) church, and I hesitated before I identified the church as S. Nicolò (S =St). Here’s why. First, S. Nicolò with the sundial: Notice how it is brown and a bit
We spent a good bit of time yesterday enjoying L’Arena. With one thing and another, we haven’t spent as much time there as we usually do, so it was nice to catch up. As we left Cafè Martèl and headed
Yes, that is nice and ambiguous, just for fun. On several afternoons we have gone over to the river, pretty much across from the webcam on the hill (we’re under the trees, so you won’t be able to see us
As foreigners, we get a fair number of interactions that would be unusual by local standards. But this morning’s interaction was somewhere in between. We were sitting in Piazza Bra admiring L’Arena when a young man came over and said
I’ve been meaning to post these for a long time. Sorry for the delay! On one of our first days we stopped and sat in on a bench in front of the Municipio (=town hall). Why did we do that
As I mentioned in the previous part, we enjoy talking with the baristas in cafes, and we have had a couple interesting conversations recently. The second one was in Cafè Martèl, where we have been going every day except for
One of the things we enjoy doing in cafes is chatting with the baristas. We always learn something, sometimes about coffee but often not, like all the music recommendations from the VCR baristas — thanks! Here in Verona we’ve had
Another interesting thing about traveling, even in a place you think you know, is seeing different aspects of interior design. The interesting aspect can be simple things that might not be consistent: in the apartment in Verona, hot is up