You say your public restroom is too small for a bidet? Try a bidet on-the-go! All it requires is more concentration to make sure the target is acquired and stays inside the perimeter.
Upon arriving, we were told that this was a venue for plays. However, it is now a restaurant that offers live concerts, which I'm sure would be fun to go to but I am still in search of live theatre. While researching Milan and La Scala, one of the world's most famous opera houses, I discovered that nose bleed, view obstructed seats are actually quite affordable. They also offer behind the scenes tours of the various scenery, prop, costume, and rehearsal warehouses for only a few euro. Road trip!
Sitting at a cafe, drinking bitter espresso with lots of sugar.
It's hard to see them in the two pictures above, but there were little birdies hopping around in search of croissant crumbs. One even landed on the edge of my table a couple of times.
Steep hills
I have heard that the Desenzano castle will be open every day beginning in April.
Just a pretty tree. Spring is on its way!
I had to wait for the mass of children in blue to turn the corner before I could proceed down the street. I'm not sure what was going on, but they all had pompoms of red, green, and white (Italy's colors). They were being escorted by a policeman in front and in back of the procession.
One day, I walked to the next town north of us, which was a couple of hours away, Padenghe sul Garda. It was kind of disappointing, because much of the view was covered by tall hedges and resorts that were gated. The town itself wasn't really that great unless you were camping out or laying back in a lounge chair by the rocky beach. I did get some shots before the view was obstructed. This was just outside of Desenzano. The populated area across the "bay" was where I ended up. The way the coastline curves, it feels like the lake is really not that big. However, once you turn to the left after that curve, it is still a long way to the top of the lake. Once we get a car, it will be nice to drive around the lake. I've hear that is a beautiful trip.
This was an awkward moment. After I took this picture, I realized there was a man just out of shot to the right. He was shirtless and was pulling up his pants. Thankfully, his bright white boxers covered his unmentionables. My guess is he had just finished a refreshing swim. I started power walking as soon as I saw him, though, in case he decided he wanted the camera.
Most of the way did have sidewalks. However, there was still plenty of road that did not. I walked on the outside of the guard rail when there was room. When there was not, I just walked on the road with my hand held over the rail, in case I needed to hurl myself into the trees to get out of the way of a distracted driver. Thankfully, the Italian rule of thumb is to stay close to the middle line because of so many bicyclists. There was only one close call and that was because roundabouts don't always have crosswalks or any extra room on the sides. All in all, I got plenty of exercise!
On the way back, this sight interested me. Usually, when I see trees on a slope like this, they are curved upwards. However, most of these trees had grown diagonally. It's probably more common than I think, but it reminded me of a Tim Burton film.
The next day, I visited a Roman villa, right here in Desenzano. I had tried to find it the day before. (Italian road signs are kind of screwy.) It was a small structure when you think of Roman ruins but it was still really interesting.
Imagine if all the floors in your house were mosaic pictures. I was impressed.
The small area was really pretty. One of the employees followed us at distance to make sure we wouldn't deface the property or enter a restricted area. I must admit I was tempted to hop over a rope to get closer to the area above and probably would have had she not been there. So, kudos to her for a job well done.
I saw this in the grocery store and wanted to get it just because I've never eaten a orange that still has the stem attached. It was juicy goodness.
Eating gelatto in one of the town piazzas after walking an hour round trip to get the most delicious pizza ever. Linus pizza is more like a calzone with the toppings baked inside the thick, soft crust. There will be one in our future residence of Montichiari.
Molto bene!
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