Day 9
January 6 is a national holiday in Italy celebrating the Epiphany (when the three wise men came to visit the baby Jesus in Bethlehem). What that means for me is no class today. I got some grading done (yes, I gave a quiz on day 1 of class!) – students did great! Another gorgeous day in Florence (sunny and chilly 50°) so we went for a walk to the south side of the city/Arno River. We crossed at Via dei Benci (happens to be the street on which we live) – the photo is a picture looking west at the Ponte Vecchio. We strolled and visited shops that caught our eyes. One door had a sign above (see photo) stating that Feodor Dostoyevsky lived near here when he wrote one of his most famous works “The Idiot”. We spotted a trendy caffetteria (coffee shop) called Ditta Artigianale where we enjoyed delicious coffee and noted they have over 100 gins available. We’ll have to return for a cocktail …. We took a quiet dinner at home tonight … simple pasta (I chose bolognese sauce and Brian had mushroom and truffle sauce) and vino.