A day of discourse and rest

Our first day of class! (of course that was AFTER my caffee latte from my favorite Bar):

 Our group discussed the first four cantos of The Inferno today, and hearing knowledgeable educators-- from different backgrounds, different teaching styles, different strengths-- was refreshing.

This afternoon, I made my first trip to the grocery.  Trying to read things in Italian was interesting...the lotion was around 5-7 euro for around 10 oz.  That's almost $10 a bottle- ridiculous! My legs will just be ashy the rest of the trip; I'd rather have gelato. :)  I bought fresh bread, a few meats and cheeses, and nutella to eat on my bread. Delicious.

This afternoon, after reading my assignment for Dante and resting a bit, a roomie and I walked down the street to get that gelato.  I had Frutti, Cocco, and Limone.  Oh. My. Good.  On the walk, I took a few pics of the street where I live-- via Montanini.  You can google earth it-- just type in "via Montanini, Siena, Italy" and it should come up.]=

Here is one of the churches a block or so from my apartment.

Here is a pic of my actual street-- just turn right.

Tomorrow, the town draws for the Palio horses and contratas!