Sunday, January 27, 2019

A night at the opera, then home via Prato ...

We just had time to scoot around Bologna and see the sights, before heading to the Teatro Communale.  It is a beautiful theatre, with mirrors and gold leaf, but the opera boxes are not good as they seem - it's very difficult to have a good view of the stage without adopting various uncomfortable postures!  It was a very good production, with excellent singing, but we didn't go back after the interval ...

We love Bologna, but it's always cold there!  Well, if we will visit in the winter ...

The boxes fill up ...


The Casa Isolani -  from the 13th cent. One of the few portici made of timber which still survive. It's now available as a B&B - someone is visible at a window on the top floor - some B&B!  
Over the Appenines to Prato - a lot more snow



Lunch stop in Prato - cold but sunny

Almost home - Lucca walls and cathedral - the air almost balmy in comparison to what's gone before!

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