June 10, 2012
got back from Rome early in the morning, took taxi, walked Razz home, and got to bed after 2. But I still woke up and got ready for Sunday church at 11. At 10:30, I was surprized to find my friend Jess and her roomate already dressed and about, so Jess accompanied me to church again this week. Didn't know what time mass was held, but figured we'd walk over and check anyway. There was a road race on the way there! Not sure what it was for...
This week we went to St Anastasia's, which was the closest to our apartment. Sign on the cathedral listed many masses, and luckily there was one at 11. From the outside, it doesn't look all that impressive, but I had read from many online sources that it was the prettiest church in Verona. It did not dissapoint! The interior is the gothic style (I forget when it was built) and designed by two friars.
Jess and I tried to explore some new streets around the cathedral, and happily stumbled upon an artistsan fair! It was so lovely, with the most spectacular paintings (so colorful! the style reminds me of my Boothbay Harbor painting, but with a wider range of colors. Many of them even looked like New England scenes!), hand-made jewelry (one tent was filled with jewelry made from organic foods!), and other crafts like knitting, ceramics, and woodwork. Turns out, the fair is in a different piazza every Sunday, so next week I'm going to try and find it again!
Went back to my room and ate PB+J for lunch. I don't have much for food in the appartment since we tried to clean out our fridge before leaving for Florence. I watched youtube and wrote in my beautiful travel journal (a graduation/birthday/departure gift from Amanda!), before leaving with Jess and Stacey who wanted to take pictures for their photography assignment.
Their photo assignment was to ask native Italians if they could take pictures of the Italians using
Piazza Erbe-percussion band-so cool!!! Then martial arts performance. Jess was interested because she is a black belt in karate.
I've seen lots of street performances here. Special ed music, etc.
cooked dinner-pasta in room.
skyped with zach and dad and ethan after long weekend away.
out for Krapfen with Jess and Stacey. Krapfen, in case you missed my earlier post, is the German word for donut. [But not donuts like at Dunkin's. These never have holes in the middle. You can get a creme-filled (like Boston cream), chocolate-filled (very rich dark chocolate frosting) or fruit-filled (which is the traditional apricot) or just plain. I usually opt for creme, which is my favorite.] So Jess, Stacey and I went out for krapfen at like, 11:30 at night to take a break from studying for our Renaissance Art test the next day (because the place has weird hours and is open from 11:30pm to 1am).
blogging and bed
