It's 6:45 am and I'm sitting in Seatac airport in Seattle waiting for my 8:00 am flight to JFK and then on to Venice. It's really nice to think that my only real concern right now is should I have the bagel with cream cheese or plain? I *do* have about a 15 hour (ugh!) trip ahead of me but it's a small price to pay for what I think are going to be two fantastic weeks.
So, Larry B. (Brickman) and Kendra B. (Bruno) left for Italy on Sunday to be able to check out our teaching venue. I'll meet them and the rest of the group in Venice on Wednesday morning.
Here's a rough outline of our itinerary -
Wednesday 5/3/06 - Arrive in Venice at about 9:30 am. Make my way via water bus to the hotel by 11:00 am. Free time in Venice.
Thursday 5/4/06 - Day in Murano. Tour of Effetre, Carlo Dona, stop in at Lucio's, SHOPPING!
Friday 5/5/06 - Free day in Venice or Murano. Whee!
Saturday 5/6/06 - Travel via train to Coldigioco (small hill town, SE of Venice on Adriatic side)
Sunday 5/7/06 - Class most of the day with Larry (I'm TA'ing), evening cooking class
Monday 5/8/06 - Visit with glass maker, Mauro Puccitelli, class with Larry, visit the Pope's home
Tuesday 5/9/06 - Morning class with Larry, Tolentino
Wednesday 5/10/06 - Papermaking museum in Fabriano, class with Larry
Thursday 5/11/06 - Morning class with Larry, afternoon jewelry making with Kendra, food and wine tasting
Friday 5/12/06 - Morning class with Larry, afternoon jewelry making with Kendra
Saturday 5/13/06 - Depart for Rome
Sunday 5/14/06 - Day in Rome (!)
Monday 5/15/06 - Leave for U.S. and arrive back in Seattle happy and exhausted!
So, I hope that gives you an idea of what we're doing. I have my camera with me and I'll try to upload pix when I can. Whee! Feel free to email me or comment here!
More soon...
Janelle
