Italy Journal
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
I have spent mornings this week with Sara, enjoying swapping
off languages and taking notes on the things we are learning. We went back to
Alba one day, and I learned about the levels of architecture on the duomo that
were added when a new era came. Our country is so new that it’s hard to realize
that in Italy a church might have only one floor above ground, then 200 years
later another floor was added using the style of that day. Later, another floor
is added with another change in architecture, and then a final (maybe?) 4th
floor years later with yet another architectural change. You would think it
would not go together, and it does not exactly match, but it makes the building
very interesting. It especially strains my imagination when I see a structure
that has a before Christ date on it. It’s not unusual for their structures to
have been renovated 20 times, whereas the US buildings might have 2-4
renovations. We ended up at VinCafe and had a lovely lunch before heading back
to Bra.
Today, we talked a long time about my tennis match tomorrow
with Mara, so now I know how to keep score, talk about the racket and court and
to congratulate Mara on a good serve! I’m ready for my 2:15 tennis date on
Thursday, followed by my Italian lesson with Sara! Wish me luck on the tennis
match!
We went into the Grimaldi Pasta Shop today, and Mara had
made the most amazing Chocolate Christmas Cake. I’ll send you a picture, but it
doesn’t come close to showing what a dynamic cake it was. She was very proud of
it, and I could see why.
It has been raining pretty consistently the last two days,
and even though I have taken long walks in the rain, I have also come home with
wet shoes. Today, I came home and had a long, hot shower to warm up. It felt
great!
Colleen
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