I've been back on terra firma for a few days, after a comedy of errors involving:
- a surreal ten hour layover at Heathrow (from 10pm to 8am, which don't happen do be good bookstore-browsing hours). I found myself wishing I had my camera with me, just to take pictures of the odd, contorted sleeping people scattered throughout the terminal. They have no idea how funny they look at 3am and when I've had no sleep!
- yet another delayed baggage fiasco. This time, I got into Chicago and was told by an American Airlines rep that only one of my bags made it on to my flight, and that the other would be delivered to my home. So I waited until all the bags were on the carousel, only to discover that neither of my bags made it. Frustrating! (I have both now, so I can do important things like wear shorts and shave.)
Here are some pictures from Italy. For some reason I've kind of become obsessed with taking arm-length shots of myself.
Oh, and the first is actually from Ecuador. Me and my llama. And our tour guide.
The second: Guinea Pigs! from Ecuador! They eat them! (In fact, in retrospect, the spoon-like thing on the right looks suspiciously like a ladle.)
This is me in Pompeii. (With an extreme summer haircut, you'll notice.)
Me in Naples, with Vesuvius in the background.
And finally, to prove that I don't just take pictures of myself, here is a photo of one of the Albanian hill towns in Calabria, followed by one of a procession for Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Well, that's it for now. By the way, on August 28th I'll be doing a recital with my friends Diane Norton (a harpsichordist) and Amanda Ingram (a recorder player). We've called ourselves the Eponymous 3 (a riff off of the Anonymous 4). A little Vivaldi and Telemann together, then I'll be doing a Vaughan Williams Cello/Piano thing. Should be either really beautiful or really hilarious. Maybe a little of both!?
My love to all. Keep the posts coming! They make me laugh.
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