Weekend sojourn

After settling into London, I spent a long weekend bouncing around central Italy. Pics are few; stories more plentiful. First stop was Umbria for catching-up with the Advisers and introducing them to A. Three rarities occurred: Andy was effusive in his praise of another human being (but then, it was a very likeable human being), A found some professors he actually liked, and the children were well behaved!

Then off to Arezzo, where A was talking to the local officials about the possibility of opening a Hub there. Another trifecta of rarities. First, the municipal officials of Arezzo revealed themselves to be an incredibly dynamic, worldly, progressive, intelligent, and responsive bunch. Visionaries, really. Not what one expects from sleepy Tuscan towns. Second, a small, sick falcon was found and rescued from the streets behind the main piazza, only to be declared a swallow by the veterinarian. Third, after a boozy lunch some novelty duck-shaped gin bottles were purchased. Ok, maybe that one isn’t much of a surprise.

Then, after a direct and efficient journey down to Maremma, we met up with the girls for an evening of eating and filming. They left much to soon, leaving us to our own devices. These turned out to include a whole lot of sitting around and admiring the wonderous landscape, idle games, improbable cooking, and laser eyes. For hours. Hard to go wrong with that!