Buongiorno free wifi at the hotel so I decided to pop in and say hi. We are resting after walking our behinds off here the past two days. Taking a siesta after lunch. Lots of stuff closed on Mondays which is annoying. Medici chapel and Dante’s house both closed today we will try to get there tomorrow before we leave for Rome.
We are taking the train toRome and found out fortuitously from a nice fruity couple yesterday that a train strike was possible/imminent. Asked this AM at the desk and the concierge said it was “just a little strike, now it’s done” so I suppose I will check in the AM to make sure they haven’t decided on another little one in time for our departure. Who knows how these things work!
Saw burial spots of Donatello, Galileo (originally wasnt allowed in a church but he got there in 1700s) and Michelangelo as well as Machiavelli.
The Pope was finishing his sermon. He ended it with the Latin phrase, “Tutti Homini” - Blessed be Mankind.
A women’s rights group approached the Pope the next day. They noticed that the Pope blessed all Mankind, but not Womankind.
The next day, after His sermon, the Pope concluded by saying, “Tutti Homini, et Tutti Femini” - Blessed be Mankind and Womankind.
The next day, a gay-rights group approached the Pope.
They said that they noticed that he blessed man kind and woman kind, and asked if he could also bless gay people.
The Pope said, “Sure”.
The next day, the Pope concluded his sermon with, “Tutti Homini, et Tutti Femini, et Tutti Fruiti.”
“Chiuso lunedì” is the motto of every restaurant in Italy. Plan to eat in the hotel.
Buongiorno to you too. What a cool trip.