Friday, June 3, 2011

Into June

Flag tossing on the Corso

birthday girl

Ferry on Lago Trasimeno


turns out that grappa goes well with chocolate cake.

terazzo

Piazza Navona

We made a day trip to Lago Trasimeno and took a ferry to a small island  for ice cream. And we took Alice to Rome the day before her flight. We will follow tomorrow.....

June 2nd was a holiday here -- celebrating Italy's change to being a republic rather than a monarchy. We went to Umbertide to see a concert of some young violin students. 


After much study, I feel I have finally figured out grappa. Or perhaps it has figured out me. In any case, we have come to an agreement.

Finally, here is a typical  Italian driving experience -- a bus driver with 2 cel phones driving with his elbows:
http://tv.repubblica.it/copertina/guida-l-autobus-con-due-cellulari-in-mano/68210?video=&ref=HREC2-1

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