Italy 2016

8 Settembre

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     Bel tempo a Lucca. (Beautiful weather in Lucca). Abbiamo camminato le mura. (We walked the wall.) The weather is starting a very good pattern which is what we like. They are almost finished with the paving on the wall - Italians can work fast ! Siamo andati al ristorante Canulea per il pranzo and abbiamo mangiato fuori.  (We had lunch at restaurant Canulea and ate outside.) They have a beautiful outside garden. Poi siamo andati alla chiesa dove hanno avuto i concerti ogni sera e abbiamo fatto i biglietti. (Then we went to the church where they have the nightly concerts and bought tickets.)

     Bob checked the new iphone which comes out tomorrow. We can order it from Italy. A little rest and reading.

     We went to the concerto at 7pm and it was packed. Met two ladies from Boston and one is here for a month. The singers were specatular as ususal and the music selections were great. Dopo, abbiamo comprato un gelato - una bella serata .  Le persone sono state a ballare nella piazza. (After we bought gelato - beautiful evening. There were people dancing in the piazza.) Yes, Linda there is dancing in Italy. It was a tango lesson! Walking home we ran into the ladies from Boston at an outside cafe and visited with them again.


a sign advertising the wood/paper art pieces
Dow helping with the web site
Made of paper and wood
On the wall
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Follow directions in Italian (for Scott & Brenda's next Start The Heart Class)
Just finished paving
Porta tre - dentro (gate 3 inside)
Porta Santa Anna
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People walk their dogs on the wall
Why does this tower have 2 colors? One of our questtons to answer
Canulea Menu
bella donna
Beautiful setting
Tomato soup with squid
insalata
Tagliolini with veal
Tortelli Lucchesi ( Tuscan Ravioli)
This evening's program, concerts held here 360 nights/year, On the other 5 are full Puccini operas
The stage - every night's concert is different
soprano (over 35 singers, 2 choirs, 2 symphony and 4 pianists participate throughout the year)
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It was packed. (The concert is in the church where Puccini was baptized and where he used to perform as an organist)
Duet (the panels in the back show Puccini at 3 stages of his life (from La Boheme to the unfinished Turandot)
bravi
Gelato
dancing in a piazza
a class lesson on the tango

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