My legs hurt.

There were meetings nearly all day yesterday, so we weren't able to get out until about 9:00 pm. I was planning on just staying in, but Rob wanted to go out for gelato with a bunch of us, so we did that and then just kept walking. and walking. and walking. We got really really lost, and it was actually kind of scary because the streets here are so winding and all sort of look alike. I'm pretty sure we ended up by the Spanish steps, but I don't really know. There were all these funny stores with names like "Miss Money Money" and "Expensive!" It was really bizarre.



This morning I walked out to the botanical gardens, and it was really breathtaking but also really hot and buggy so I didn't stay too long.



Then I came back and started to bake my bread, but it came out funny and really dense. I think I just need to get used to the ovens (celcius?!) and the yeast, which comes in solid blocks.
This evening I've just been sitting in the kitchen, eating bread and cheese and olive oil and drawing and watercoloring and enjoying the coming and going company. Everything is so perfect looking all the time.