Italy (Northern Exposure) - Day 2
(Photos from Michele, Jennifer and my own)
Ugly's first breakfast on Italian soil - EBF tea, plus biscotti and biscotate over very fine and non-greasy butter. Ben feels like eating the whole block of butter for breakfast.
After breakfast, it is back to Besana for our first (and only) rehearsal.
Unpacking the instruments out of their bubble wrap sure takes up a fair bit of time.
It does not turn out that well. We choke, and I think our repertoire becomes the way it is based on this rehearsal.
On the brighter side of things, the compound outside the rehearsal venue provides ample opportunities for snapshots.
Lunch is at the communal canteen - we wait and wait.... and take photos while we wait.
While in the queue for food, Ugly helps some guys from the Columbian contingent take a photo - they give me something in return:
Ugly still feels abit paiseh that he has almost nothing on him that is worth exchanging as a token of friendship - he contemplates giving a pack, but decides not to - and silently laments on the severe ill-preparedness for this trip. It makes him wonder about the purpose(s) of the trip that he has neglected...
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After lunch, we proceed for our very first sight-seeing tour of Italy - Lago di Lecco.
A wonderful and magnificant sight greets us upon our arrival.
Posing time:
Ugly spots a gelato shop and heads to try his hands (and tongue!) on "native" gelato for the maiden time!
We have about two hours to walk around the small town. Ugly decides to stick with the old-timers, Z-x and Jennifer.
Before we board the bus to head back for Besana, Ugly finds a vending machine that dispenses Coke - it turns out to be some kids' size of Coke in a can that one is unlikely to be found here.
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After dinner, we head back to the piazza again for the opening concert by Banda Besana.
Can't remember if it is that very cold night, but Ugly remembers himself not staying too long for the concert.
Day 2 ended pretty much the same way had previous night, except that I can shower with warm water now.
The first concert awaits in Day 3.....
Out.
~Ugly~
Ugly's first breakfast on Italian soil - EBF tea, plus biscotti and biscotate over very fine and non-greasy butter. Ben feels like eating the whole block of butter for breakfast.
After breakfast, it is back to Besana for our first (and only) rehearsal.
Unpacking the instruments out of their bubble wrap sure takes up a fair bit of time.
It does not turn out that well. We choke, and I think our repertoire becomes the way it is based on this rehearsal.
On the brighter side of things, the compound outside the rehearsal venue provides ample opportunities for snapshots.
Lunch is at the communal canteen - we wait and wait.... and take photos while we wait.
While in the queue for food, Ugly helps some guys from the Columbian contingent take a photo - they give me something in return:
Ugly still feels abit paiseh that he has almost nothing on him that is worth exchanging as a token of friendship - he contemplates giving a pack, but decides not to - and silently laments on the severe ill-preparedness for this trip. It makes him wonder about the purpose(s) of the trip that he has neglected...
-------------------
After lunch, we proceed for our very first sight-seeing tour of Italy - Lago di Lecco.
A wonderful and magnificant sight greets us upon our arrival.
Posing time:
Ugly spots a gelato shop and heads to try his hands (and tongue!) on "native" gelato for the maiden time!
We have about two hours to walk around the small town. Ugly decides to stick with the old-timers, Z-x and Jennifer.
Before we board the bus to head back for Besana, Ugly finds a vending machine that dispenses Coke - it turns out to be some kids' size of Coke in a can that one is unlikely to be found here.
-------------------
After dinner, we head back to the piazza again for the opening concert by Banda Besana.
Can't remember if it is that very cold night, but Ugly remembers himself not staying too long for the concert.
Day 2 ended pretty much the same way had previous night, except that I can shower with warm water now.
The first concert awaits in Day 3.....
Out.
~Ugly~
Labels: Italy (Northern Exposure) Day 2
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