The view of the Duomo from piazza santa annunziata
As I suspected, life is much less interesting now that Mom and Aunt Clare have gone. Yesterday's events in a nutshell: went to school, had lunch, went to happy hour for the new students, bought groceries, went to the tabaccaria to add minutes to my phone, ran 3 miles, ate dinner, studied, slept. Not very interesting, eh? But I do feel a lot of satisfaction about the fact that I'm able to do all of this without using any english. In particular, the interaction at the tabbaccaria was very challenging, because neither I nor the woman behind the counter were really sure which company my cell phone belongs to. But we succeeded, all in italian, which makes me very happy.
Tonight is another challenge, as I need to take the bus to the southwest corner of the Boboli Gardens to go see "La Traviata" with Monica. Hopefully, we'll be successful in getting tickets: I couldn't buy them over the internet (because it was only one day before the performance), the ticket office was closed yesterday, the school secretary couldn't make a reservation over the phone, and the ticket sale center in the downtown bookstore was having "technical problems". Very Italian. The opera doesn't begin until 9:15, since it's outdoors, and therefore it won't end until after midnight. Trying to figure out which buses run after midnight was difficult! I've found a bus, which takes me most of the way, but I may just grab a taxi if I'm tired. This afternoon is free, and I'm planning to wander a bit, and hopefully find an interesting place for lunch.
But here's an interesting bit of trivia from class this morning: in english, we say that someone has "the wool pulled over their eyes". In italian, there's a similar phrase, but they say that someone has "the prosciutto over their eyes". Very apt for this culture, don't you think?
Yesterday's lunch: tomato and mozzarella on "schiacciata" bread. Delicious!
An interesting fountain at piazza santa annunziata
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