Alright, so I am lazy and I don't always post things "on time". In my defense I am in Italy and nothing is ever really on time.
Over the weekend I went to Viareggio. It is a beach on the west coast of Italy. It was great as the weather seemed to have a protective bubble around our area. All around us you could see the gloomy dark rain clouds and even hear some thunder, but in the small city the sun was out and the beach was perfect.
They have an interesting arrangement at the beach. It is technically a public beach and therefore anyone can walk on and off as they please. What gets you is when you sit down, as every 15 yards is a small cabana area that rents out places to sit or lay down on the beach. For a small price they will rent you an umbrella and chairs. For 15 euro John and I had a small "beach cabin" (read that as changing room) and a couple chairs we could call our own. It was great to relax and sit in the rays of the smiling sun. Although if anyone makes it to Viareggio I would recommend walking a short distance north to Vermiglia where the beach and the private cabana areas were nicer.
After I got back on Sunday I went to the Duomo Museum and it was great. After being told at several museums that I could not take pictures I stopped bringing my camera and it was a mistake. Not only could I take pictures but the museum had wonderful displays of many great artist. I particularly was drawn to a Donatello sculpture that seemed to cry out to you as you walked by. The Michelangelo and Ghiberti stuff was great too.
Since then Scott and I have been trying to find bargain wines to bring home for "special occasions", I am not sure what that means yet but am looking forward to drinking the wine. I was also introduced to this great Greek restaurant. Linda, from student life here at Gonzaga in Florence, and I eat lunch there the other day. We trying fried chickpeas and I had a delicious kebob with tzaziki sauce. She made me feel like my short little trip to Florence was highly inadequate compared to her Sweden, France, England, US, Australia and now Italy world tour that she has amassed over the past 9 years. Anyway I had a lot of fun and it is people like Linda that have made my trip into something I will never forget.
I will post pictures of all these events when i get my camera synched to the computer.
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A slow-moving story about one man's travels under the guise of productivity and personal growth. A true boondoggle is a business trip to a popular travel destination where there is plenty of personal time and not enough actual work. My chronicles are similar, but instead of business I will be going to Europe for a Graduate level class in International Marketing. The class is scheduled to meet twice a week and the rest of the time is left for my own curiosity and enjoyment.
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- Just a guy traveling around Europe for a grad class. It isn't a required course and isn't offered regularly. In fact I had to work out the details of the class and trip myself. I think that qualifies the trip as a genuine boondoggle.
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Wow---more good stories! I am glad that you are doing well and still getting to see things! Our house is officially listed on the market and also officially for rent. We are going to do which ever happens first. If something unfolds before July 1st then we get to keep the hot tub at the new house and we would be in before school starts! That would be really great!So- I hope you are having fun in your last days! I told mom this weekend that it went really fast to me and wondered if it went really fast for you too! See ya at the airport and maybe at Chris' race! Well, loves to you and enjoy your day!
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