Well this art malarkey is tough but someone’s got to do it.
After the joys of a 6am flight we arrived in Trieste to be met not only by our wonderful host Elisa Vladilo but also by a mini tornado and torrential rain. So that’s what Europe now thinks of Brits abroad.
A coffee and local cherry strudel later and calm was restored as we arrived at Elisa’s amazing apartment overlooking the Gulf of Trieste.
We talked through our plans for the next few days and Elisa has quite clearly laid on our very own Grand Tour of local art essentials.
But that is for tomorrow. It is Sunday afternoon in Trieste and it would be churlish not to join in the local promenade of the beach front. We even have a dip.
Talk of politics in the current climate is never far away – “Ah, Si, Brexit” greets the news that we are from the UK and our apologies on behalf of the nation are met with somewhat baffled amusement. We in turn try to keep up with the latest news from home.
So we are acclimatised. Apart from this iPad which insists on posting photos upside down, for which apologies, I would try to fix but a cold beer on the balcony awaits. So even amidst the turmoil the small pleasures remain.
And tomorrow we get to work.
