Sunday
September 21, 2008 – Piombino Dese
Well! It has
been pretty well non-stop since we arrived in Italy and there has been little or
no time for writing, apart from jotting down notes of our experiences. Here at
the Bed and Breakfast C’da Memi in Piombino Dese there was nowhere to write, so I created a
table by taking a (removable) shelf out of the cupboard and resting it on the
back of two chairs. Just the right height for me if I sit on the bed.
So here I
am, sitting in front of an open window listening to the end of a magic show in
the grounds of the house. If I had heard it earlier I would have investigated
but we had the shutters closed and were lights out after the late ending to
last night – we finally got to bed about 02.00. The wedding reception was still
going strong when we left. It was a very happy occasion and we were very
pleased that we were able to join Sue and Mike
and James and Antonella.
Having
caught up with the backlog of journal entries and to get back to today’s
activities:
After a late
start we went into the village
of Resana just outside
Loreggia where Rab had spotted a laundry yesterday which we needed as we had a
week’s worth of sweaty clothing. As we were waiting for the machines to finish,
we heard the sound of a brass band playing and went to investigate. A troupe of
young girls in bright uniforms were going through their paces before marching with the band
down the main street followed by muscle cars – many of them American V-8 models
from the sixties and seventies, growling along. Free entertainment which made
the wait more pleasant.
Having
completed our laundry we went for a drive in the country, popping in to
Citadella to see what that was like. We couldn’t do much walking as Rab only
had her sandals on. We landed up at the Hotel Braca in Loreggia in the end at
about lunch time. It was a pleasant spot, but we were still recovering from the
enormous meal last evening, not to mention the prospect of pizzas with the
Bastarolo family later in the day, so we had a light meal. I had the liver and
Rab had the meatballs, both served with polenta and both delicious.
Back at Ca’
de Memi we had a bit of a snooze to make up for some of the lost sleep last
night. When we woke up we could hear the magic show was on, but I couldn’t
summon up enough energy to go down and see it. I am still sleeping badly with
my cough waking me up several times each night – and disturbing Rab of course.
We hauled
ourselves over to Loreggia in the early evening for the family gathering and a
farewell to the bride and groom. It had been agreed that pizzas would be
ordered in to give Germana (Antonella’s mother) a break and they were
excellent, although a very generous size. The Bastarolo family are a lively
bunch and seem to be genuinely fond of James, who seems to fit in very well. he
speaks a deal of Italian having spent some years in Italy while wooing his wife.
We made our
excuses fairly early and were in bed and asleep before too long.
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