The visit continues...

Ciao!

We are combining two days together – Wednesday and Thursday, as Wednesday was a fairly light day, and today, a day off! So! Yesterday! Headed out after breakfast for the Frasassi caves. Had planned on touring them, until it occurred to us that we had forgotten jackets or sweaters – and at a constant of 60 degrees or less, figured that wouldn’t be a good thing! So, instead, we wandered some beautiful small roads, and ended up having lunch at a wonderful town called Mondavoli (figured anything with “Mondavi” in it had to be good...) and it was Great! Lovely little town center, with great walls (and great view) all around; just my kind of place! Had a great lunch of salads – caprese (mozzarella and tomatoes) for R, and (what else!) bresaola with parmesan and argula for me, and various crostini (little toasts with interesting things on top, such as mushrooms, zucchini, pancetta...) to share; gelato for me for dessert! Then headed back to the flat for a quick nap. Decided, in view of the large lunch, to just munch for dinner – a great picnic! Cheeses, salami, prosciutto with wine! Who needs anything else? Besides, we had to be ready for the UEFA Champions League game from Athens; AC Milan vs. Liverpool; VERY important! Problem was, I am SURE that I saw that the game was advertised to be on at 7 p.m. – but when we turned on the TV, it wasn’t there! Turns out, it didn’t start until 9:15 p.m.!! [Note from Robert: Margaret spent the entire time between 7:00 and 9:15 surfing up and down the channels. And I mean surfing – not stopping on any channel for more than a minute.] I had all but given up hope of seeing anything by that time! And of course, it didn’t end until almost 11, and AC Milan WON, 2-1! R didn’t think it was a very exciting game, but I didn’t care what kind of game it was, just as long as AC won! And they did!!

This morning, we decided we deserved a day off, and that being lazy on a warm, sunny Italian day in the countryside wouldn’t be a bad thing! So, that’s what we’ve done! Lots of reading and very little else! (How boring! Nothing to blog about!) But I’m sure there will be more tomorrow, so I’ll sign off until then!!

Much love,
m

Editor's Note: I threw my lower back out last Saturday, and have been gimping around ever since ... finally got medical attention in Florence yesterday (4 1/2 hours there, 5 hours back...) so a great story to tell -- but also saw a chiropractor in Florence, and am ON THE MEND!! So, will catch you up in the next edition!! Ciao from La Marche, and onward to Umbria!!
Love,
m