Monthly Archives: May 2016
Phone Died
This morning, I woke up, looked at the clock, and it was 5:10. my phone alarm didn’t go off. It’s been giving trouble, not coming on when I wake it, but this has been the first potentially catastrophic failure.
100% of my active readers demand more Italy pictures. Therefore, I have decided to post almost all of them. Starting today, I will upload pics in post per day in Italy groups.
Stay tuned!
Sorting Pictures
I’ve been sorting pictures from Italy, Getting them off my phone and camera, changing the names by date.
In the olden days, we’d get our film developed, take out all the good pictures, show thrm around, maybe put them in a photo album. The not so good pictures would be left in the envelope and eventually end up in a trunk in the attic or basement, or the garbage.
Nowadays, the not so good pics get deleted, the ok pictures get saved on a disc somewhere, the favorites get posted online. It seems worse, like the pictures don’t physically exist. If humanity ever descends back to the dark ages, and I’m sure it will, the digital age of humans will be lost. For example, do you have data on 3.5 inch discs in your closet? I do. Do you have a device that can read a 3.5 inch disc? I don’t. VHS tapes? We’re losing data even in our lifetimes.
In many ways, the old way was better. Hard copies.
Day Two Back
Made it through the first day at work yesterday. Woke up needing coffee big time this morning.
Day two, coming up.
Not much to post about. Got a friend from the US coming on Friday.
Back To Work
I’m ready to go to work this morning. I mean, I’m dressed and prepared, mentally, I’m not ready.
I think I’m still jet lagged.
Oh well, I’ll make the best of it.
Some Rome pictures, as a reminder.
Home Bound! Goodbye Italy!
View from our last hotel, Rome Park Marriott
On our way home! Shuttle bus to airport, plane ride, quick shopping trip at Dolphin Mall in Miami, another plane ride, car ride and we’ll be HOME! Italy was great! We’ll be back!
THE David
Yesterday we saw THE David. The original. David who killed Goliath.
Quite impressive. I guess he’s about 20 feet tall.
Below is a photo a famous statue and David.
Lots of other art too.
Yesterday we climbed up a dome. I forget the name right now. Many steps and twisty stairs.
Travlin’ Tim is getting pretty seasoned.
Today we leave Florence for Rome. Tomorrow we fly home.
Tower from a tower
Bologna, Italy
Greetings From Udine!
Today we depart Udine, after finally meeting my Pen Pal of over a decade and a half.
Giorgio wrote a letter to Radio Cayman, looking for a pen pal. Our accounts/HR officer gave the letter to me, asking if I was interested. I wrote back and the rest is history!
It has been wonderful spending time here and meeting Giorgio and his family. We have enjoyed their hospitality immensley! They picked us up at the train station and took us sightseeing. We have not needed a taxi once in Udine.
I hope we meet again soon!
Udine in general is a beautiful town, I personally, think it kicked Romes butt!
Greetings Fron Udine!
Yesterday we arrived in Udine, after about a 6 hour train ride.
I have a friend in Udine that I never met until yesterday. He wrote a letter to Radio Cayman, looking for a pen pal. I replied and we’ve been in contact ever since.
Today is a tour of the town, and photos.