SAN MICHELE PICTURES AND CLOSURE
Happy 4TH of July! The highest part of our town called San Michele, an ancient enclave with the remnants of the castle and huge thick fortress walls, was the setting for the pictures of the church in San Michele from yesteday. They are from our Friday night pizza at Conte Luna, a favorite restaurant in an unbeatable setting. It was a Last Supper for the group from the states. We cannot wait for the movies to start in the huge Badia garden up there. We saw three or four last year, and it is such fun to sit outdoors and watch a good movie on a hot night.
The weekend finally is over, and a stressful one it was at that. Instead of ending it at the Menfi Wine Tasting celebration, we decided to go for a ride and then just veg with pizza at home in front of the TV set, feeling the stress leave our bodies as we were finally alone with no demands or expectations upon us. Are we Americans or what?
The ride was at a perfect time of night at the end of a weather perfect day, and it was a celebration of sorts. We had finally seen accomplished many things that we have anticipated for a long time: the end of the humid heat, the new license, just the two of us alone, the repair of the road collapse on our main road, the opening of the new Carboj bridge after almost 3 years. Closure was all around us and it felt good!
You cannot see cars cross the bridge because it is too far away, but we crossed it and felt the wind buffet our little sports car around. The repair of the road collapse (frana) is almost complete except for guard rails, but at least we do not need to take the hot dusty detour we were stuck with for weeks. Locals dubbed the road that was used Via Inferno, and it was hell. And the scenery of the fields at the end of the day was just lovely to me, not having been for a ride in months and months. I love the freedom of saying, Lets go for a ride! on the spur of the moment. In a few days, on to Florence and Pistoia. Tuscany, here we come. Meanwhile, more sunflowers bloom in our cheerful garden.
The weekend finally is over, and a stressful one it was at that. Instead of ending it at the Menfi Wine Tasting celebration, we decided to go for a ride and then just veg with pizza at home in front of the TV set, feeling the stress leave our bodies as we were finally alone with no demands or expectations upon us. Are we Americans or what?
The ride was at a perfect time of night at the end of a weather perfect day, and it was a celebration of sorts. We had finally seen accomplished many things that we have anticipated for a long time: the end of the humid heat, the new license, just the two of us alone, the repair of the road collapse on our main road, the opening of the new Carboj bridge after almost 3 years. Closure was all around us and it felt good!
You cannot see cars cross the bridge because it is too far away, but we crossed it and felt the wind buffet our little sports car around. The repair of the road collapse (frana) is almost complete except for guard rails, but at least we do not need to take the hot dusty detour we were stuck with for weeks. Locals dubbed the road that was used Via Inferno, and it was hell. And the scenery of the fields at the end of the day was just lovely to me, not having been for a ride in months and months. I love the freedom of saying, Lets go for a ride! on the spur of the moment. In a few days, on to Florence and Pistoia. Tuscany, here we come. Meanwhile, more sunflowers bloom in our cheerful garden.
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