Verona and other stuff

So this past week we took a day trip to Verona. It’s similar to Vicenza in how the city feels, but is quite a bit bigger and more modern in some areas. It also has one of the larger coliseums in Italy, I think it was either the second or third largest behind Rome (of course). The Killers are playing in that coliseum on June 8th, and I might go if the tickets stay cheap. The only conflict would be that we might be getting to Rome on that same night, which would drive the cost of train tickets way up from what they are from Vicenza. From here to Verona is only about a 45 minute train ride, and it costs about 3 euro. So we got to Verona and toured a sweet museum that had been redone by Scarpa, a famous Italian architect. After that, we broke for lunch and I had a heavenly kabap and a gelato mix of lime and orange (crazy good).  Then we went to a bank that was also designed by Scarpa, and it was pretty crazy too. After that we played around in a giant garden  for awhile before deciding to head back to Vicenza. We walked an absurd amount to get to all these places in Verona, so after all that we decided to just go to bed early.

This weekend was pretty fun, we just watercolored or sketched all day and then went out at night (still to the Art Bar, because it’s just easier when the people speak English sometimes). I did try the flaming shot because someone bought one for me; it’s called something that sounds like “sambuche” but that probably isn’t the way you spell it. It was weird but at least I can say I did it now. Quite honestly, it tasted like I had just accidentally swallowed some Listerine instead of just swishing it around and spitting it back out. My mouth was actually numb for a few minutes, which made talking pretty stupid (and funny for everyone else listening). But anyway, I’ve still got more sketches to do in the incredibly hot sun, so I should go do that now. Keep chillin, and don’t take air conditioning for granted. Ever.