Italy 2016

9 Settembre

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First  - Bob ordered the new iphone 7. One of the features is two lenses for taking pictures (wide angle and telephoto). We wish we had it now. We are seeing fewer and fewer SLR's every year. I think I will leave my SLR at home on the next trip here. Everyone, and I mean everyone, has a smart phone.

Abbiamo lavorato sul sito web nella mattina. Poi, siamo andati fuori. Oggi, il sole è molto brillante. Abbiamo camminato le mura e siamo fermato alla Soprendente Mostra di Paper Art . (We worked on the web site in the morning. Then, we went out. Today, the sun is very bright. We walked the wall and stopped at a Paper Art Indoor Exhibition.) Everything is paper or cardboard and functional. Just amazing. Yes, you can sit in the chairs but, you can't play the piano.

Per il pranzo abbiamo mangiato alla Vecchia Trattoria Buralli. (For lunch we ate at Vecchia Trattoria Buralli. Very good as we both had different versions of wild boar. La pasta fresca è fatta in casa.  (fresh homemade pasta)

Alle ventuno siamo andati “Gala Lirico di Santa Croce”.  (At 9:00 pm we went to “Gala Opera of Santa Croce”.  Santa Croce è la Festa di Santa Croce questo lunedì. (Santa Croce is the Santa Croce festival this Tuesday.)  During the event there were funds collected for the earthquake victims. (alle popolazioni terremotate). The church is huge with no microphones and the performers were just GREAT! There is nothing like hearing opera in a church in Italy.


Porta San Pietro-inside
Porta San Pietro-outside
Paper Design Exhibit
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And you can sit in it.
How can I get this home?
paper design - chairs made of paper recycled for the 3rd time -it's 3rd life as furniture
How did they do that?
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Yes, paper
too much
more info - exhibit held in Lucca as the surrounding area is the major paper producing center of Italy
Cute
Look at the detail
Hours and hours of work
look but do not touch
all these different creations by designers, architects, universities and companies from all over Italy
You can sit but, can't play
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Too much
David - would Michelangelo be proud?
unbelievable - but it probably doesn't chime!
We were given a token to place on an exhibit.
Pappardelle with wild boar sauce
Bavette with sea food
Roast leg of pork with roasted potatoes
Wild boar with tomato sauce and polenta
Lemoncetta per dolce
La Festa
Supposed to start at 9 but, at least 20 minutes late - Italian time.
Coming in late (to us) but early to the Italian audience
Look at how big this is
Soprano
Tenore
Mezzosoprano
Baritono
Walking back we came upon this party - look at all the glasses!

For a slide show click once on the first picture