So Much To Say!!!

So, much has happened since my post about the Argentinians and the neighborhood my hostel is in. Let's start with Wednesday. Honestly, not the best of days. Basically, I was exhausted and to add to that, the stuff I was reading at the library was so dry and obscure--literally the mental equivalent of chewing on cardboard, as I previously reported on facebook. Also, there was a lecture at the British Institute on one of the important figures in the Keats' circle, John Severn. He was with Keats during the last months of his life in Rome and was forever after famous as one of Keats' best friends (although he wasn't, really). Anway, I didn't want to make the 45 minute walk back to my hostel, so I just stayed at the library ALL DAY LONG.

The talk was interesting, though it was also kind of humorous watching the stuffy British people. The guy who made the introduction was so incredibly, stereotypically correct and awkward. Anyway, the lecture, as I said, was interesting, but I was happy to get home and go to sleep afterwards.

However, by the time I went to bed that night, I'd made a decision to go rogue. That's right, I went on a day trip to Venice! I just couldn't stand the thought of another day in the library, particularly with an ever slushier idea of what I really want to focus on.

Another frustration on Wednesday is that for the second time I tried to find a historical site related to the Brownings and couldn't. It's a good thing I'm not focusing on them in my research, because I'm cursed. I can't remember if I mentioned this in a previous post, but On Tuesday I tried to go and see Elizabeth Barrett Browning's grave in the British cemetery. Well, I found out, after a super long walk into the middle of nowhere Florence that the cemetery was cloooooosed. Huh. So, I just kind of walked around and then left.

Well, on Wednesday I tried to find Casa Guidi, the house they lived in near the Pitti Palace. Yeah, that didn't work out so well either. I found the street, but it's all a bunch of shops and the museum must only be on the second floor, so I totally couldn't find it. That was less than cool. But like I said, at least the Brownings are not the focus of my research.

However, in-between those two days, I took some walks and have some pretty pictures to share: