Today has been uneventful but tiring. Ravenna is not on a main train line, nor is Mantova so I had 3 trains today – all Regionals – the lowest of the hierarchy of trains. They stop at most stations and frequently stop between stations to wait for other trains to pass. They are also poorly air-conditioned if at all. It is very hot here.
I had an hour and a half to wait at a small place 30 km East of Mantova. I found a bar for lunch – the lady behind the bar was nice – made me a cheese roll because all the prepared ones had meat and I did not want meat. There were many road workers in the bar having their liquid lunch, but I did not see any of the 15 or so eating. They were drinking wine or spirits mostly. Only a few had beers. I found a sporting newspaper and buried, well and truly, was news of the Rugby word cup.
The hotel in Mantova seems nice – I have a corner room, so my bathroom has a window – good for clothes drying. 3rd hotel and 3rd time I’m on the 3rd floor. The room is a single and quite small but it has a biggish window looking down onto the little street below or across to another building and feels OK.
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Hi,
Sounds like you are meeting all your challenges. I'm impressed with your obvious ability to communicate in Italian. I've been to Albury and we spent the weekend with Andrew and Reiko in new house. They send their good wishes and thanks for gift.
Continue to enjoy.
love M and R
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