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| 3 guesses -- not the trevi fountain. |
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| what is unusual here? |
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| Girl on bus |
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| Assisi |
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| Assisi |
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| Voelklingen |
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| Schloss Dagstuhl |
We went to Rome to pick up Alice and accidentally arrived on the day that John Paul II was beatified -- a crazy day in Rome, but we steered clear of the hordes and were able to walk along streets that were closed to traffic for the event. We took Alice and Kyle to Assisi for a medieval display but didn't have tickets, so that was a bit disapointing.
I went to a workshop for a week at Schloss Dagstuhl near Saarbruecken which hosts small, focussed groups in a very bequem und gemutlich environment. After work, there is table tennis, billiards, volleyball, cheese, etc. The rooms are not locked, beer and wine is available on the honour system, and there is a fantastic library. I ran 4 mornings in a row with some of my colleagues, and there was a 1/2 day excursion to a local Ironworks (Voelklingen) which is a UNESCO world heritage site (there was also a Celtic exhibition which concentrated on the local Celts). Nice to hear some German and eat Spargel.
The weather has turned warmer and the Corso is usually busy in the evenings now. More tourists of many nationalities.
