I got up this morning thinking there was nothing at all on the agenda and found that that wasn’t the case, at least for the morning. Giancarlo’s wife, Fabrizia rang at 9.30 to say she was going to have coffee at this ‘club’, an old naval club where only members can go and until recently you had to wear a tie etc.(like the Melbourne Club). She introduced me and arranged for me to be able to go there. There is a bar/coffee place and a restaurant. Giancarlo’s parents also turned up…they are so lovely!! Anyway Fabrizia then set to work introducing me as her ‘guest’. They have English classes every week and she then insisted that I attend the English classes in case they wanted to talk English!! This is really not what I would have chosen to do but it is so nice and well meaning of her. So, tomorrow morning I have to turn up, introduce myself and see if they want me to sit in on the class….god how daunting is that!!! Then she tried to get me to join a Pilates class a friend of hers runs…I baulked at that.
Then Vivienna decided she wanted to go to this Museum and had me setting off with her while the rest of the family went to church (she NEVER goes to church…she is just lovely!!!… but has now returned home to Milano).
So she only had a small amount of time and scooted around a bit and left. I stayed on for a few more hours. I honestly think it’s the best Museum I’ve ever been to. It is in an old palace but completely fitted out C21. It uses all this technology to create the most amazing displays and has you understanding the history of Bologna amazingly. How I want to share these things with you all!!
After that I wandered around a bit, had some lunch and came home. The absence of Daylight Saving makes a massive difference.
Giancarlo just rang and had me turn the heater on for the first time so things are going downhill fast.
So tomorrow I must go to ‘my club’ for an hour or so then head off to see the communists and see if they can help me with my Permisso di Soggiorno. Then who knows what the rest of the day will hold….no plans right now and no museums open on a Monday so I think it really will be a quiet day. What I have to work out is what to do on quiet days.