Off on my Travels

I am home!I got into a taxi at 5 am Italian time -- six hours ahead of EST} on Saturday. At 5:30 I was at Pisa airport to catch a plane at 7:15 am to Rome. And that was where the problem started because Alitalia had canceled that plane and put me on one that…

Yesterday I was wandering around and went into a shop which sold women’s clothes. I wanted to get myself a short-sleeved top because you have no idea how sick I am of the three I brought with me. Anyway, I was browsing and the shop keeper came up to me and asked if I spoke…

EDIT:  Two more students joined the class this morning. We now have Collette from Australia and Angela from Portland, Oregon! A class of women!Last week, Robbie from Australia was here. She is traveling around Italy and spent two weeks in class.  I miss her since she and hit it off well...

School is in the second week and we are now given all instructions in Italian and cannot speak English {or any other language except Italian}. We have a new teacher since Lorenza, the one we had in the first week, went off on vacation. The new teacher is Daniela. She gave us a list of…

Coming to you through the magic of cut and paste...Saturday morning, I spent a little bit of time shopping and a lot of time people-watching in downtown Lucca. The house in which I am staying is a short walk from the busiest area in the old part of Lucca. I had the intention of getting…

Ok, bits and pieces as they occur to me. This all has been one big buzzing confusion for a few days and I am only just settling down to a routine.I am in Lucca, in Italy, staying with a lady about my age called Milena and her 33 year old daughter, Laura. They are both…

Ok, bits and pieces as they occur to me. This all has been one big buzzing confusion for a few days and I am only just settling down to a routine.I am in Lucca, in Italy, staying with a lady about my age called Milena and her 33 year old daughter, Laura. They are both…

I know I have picked up a few new readers lately so, for those people {and for the others who, like me, have the attention span of a gnat } here is the story behind my trip.My sister in  England  loved Italy and she and her husband went there many time. Her husband was diagnosed…

Yesterday was my last physical therapy and it was at the pool. There were two other women who were just starting and as I watched and listened to what they were being told to do, I saw clearly how far I had come. One woman was doing "squats" in the water just after I had…

Weather forecast for  Lucca, Italy . I will be there on Sunday September 16th. Looks like a nice week weatherwise! Fri Sep 14 Sat Sep 15 Sun Sep 16 Mon Sep 17 Tue Sep 18 Wed Sep 19 Thu Sep 20 Fri Sep 21 77° | 60° Cloudy 74° | 61° Cloudy 78° | 59°…