Enjoyed four nights in Lecce, but it was all too quick and the weather took a turn for the worse. My little apartment was nice and snug but it was a bit chilly for strolling round outside.
I managed to get all the important things done, like getting Lottie’s rabies booster jab and updating her Italian pet passport.
Yesterday, I did my 2-hour talk at the university and then had to race back to the apartment to translate the day’s report on a FAO meeting in Quito. The committee session kept me busy all the time I was in Lecce, but it was fun being part of the translating team and tag-translating with one of the other translators/interpreters who was in Quito for the week.
Last night I had a nostalgic dinner with David, Patti Jan and Wenche, who’ve just sold the masseria where I normally stay every summer. It’s the end of an era.
This morning I got up early and stocked up on supplies for the day-long journey to Milan and Lake Como. In typical Pugliese style, the station bar had better homemade cakes and panini than any other station bar I’ve ever visited.
My train carriage on the Freccia Rossa was practically empty until Rimini. It was no hardship at all to sit back and watch the scenery go by.
I’m in an Area Silenzio carriage, but in my experience people actively seek out these carriages to have very loud, prolonged phone conversations. It’s a bit annoying when you’re trying to read your Kindle.
Today’s trip is longer than most of the others I’ve done, but I should be at Lake Como In time for dinner
2022 and all that 