I’m off to Brescia from the Porta Nuova train station, where a Banksy exhibit was being held. I opted for a quick look at the shop. On my tour in Tuscany, someone had wondered whether there were Starbucks in Italy because she hadn’t seen any and didn’t think it could compete with Italian coffee. Well, …
Today I visited the Musei Reali, the Royal Museums, which include a royal palace of the Savoies, the armory, the Chapel of the Holy Shroud, royal gardens, an art collection, an archaeological collection and more. The royal palace is quite sumptuous and shows little of the wear and tear often seen in palaces this old.
Today was the first chance I’ve had to wash some clothes, so I took it, despite wondering whether they would dry before I have to leave. The eco-washing machine’s spin cycle (or lack thereof) left the clothes dripping, but I squeezed them out and hung them without pins, as I saw the neighbors had done, …