Moving On

 Sorry I didn’t do the blog last night.  By the time I got back to the room, I was whipped.

Yesterday morning we got up, packed the last things in our bags, took everything downstairs, then grabbed some breakfast at the hotel, and off we went to catch the Alilaguna back to the airport.  Last views of Venice - the Doge’s Palace and clock tower, and what looked like a cruise ship, but it could have been privately owned - don’t know.



After some waiting at the airport, we finally connected with the group who flew in and met our tour guide, Valeria, for the rest of the orchestra trip.  We boarded a bus and headed to the interior, to a town called Bassano del Grappa, about an hour away.

We walked to our lunch spot in the heart of the town near the Ponte Vecchio (not the same as in Florence, obviously).  It has another name, Ponte Degli Alpini, as well.  It spans the river Brenta flowing out of the Alps.  And Gerardo on the bridge.


We had some lunch just up the street from the bridge and before heading back to our bus, got a couple of shots in town.  The church

and Palazzo Sturm (from where I got the photo of the bridge).  There’s an art museum here.



When we were all back on the bus (after dodging a little rain), we headed off to our destination, Cremona, a couple of hours away.  It’s not too far from Milan.

The church and clock tower in the main square.  You can climb that clock tower…maybe.  We’re here for 4-5 days, so I’ll see.


I saw a “band” playing in the park.  Nothing spectacular, but they played a catchy tune and ended up with a lot of followers.  Young boys - 2 on trumpet, 1 trombone, 1 tuba, 1 sax, and a drummer.

I met up with Eleanor and Paul and 5 other people for dinner.  We wandered around for a bit, looking for the right place to eat, and in doing so, saw this rather large poster!


We found a great little spot where there was no one else around (a residential street, I think), sat outside and enjoyed dinner and some vino and conversation.  Gerard was rather tired, so he stayed back at the hotel to catch up on some sleep.











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