As soon as my college job ended for the year, I began and finished a new episode of Alan's Italy which I completed in less than 3 days. The diminished pressure of not having to prepare for my courses, get to the college, and perform and get tired (especially at my age!!) gave me a renewed sense of purpose and here I am. I chose a theme which was conceived while we were in Rome last January. We left our family in the Roman Forum in the early afternoon of Sunday, Jan 14, took a makeshift rick-shaw from the vicinity of the Colliseum to the Piazza Navona where we spent the next 2 -3 hours sipping one of the finest wines in Italy, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. We enhanced the experience with some snacks and then let the Sunday afternoon crowds of Rome unfold before us. It's like watching a play with the piazza as the stage. As you will see, several hours just sitting and relaxing, watching the world go by on one of the most famous piazzas in Rome can be a delightful experience. Since I knew this would be the theme of a future show, I took three videos which capture the majesty of the moment. I hope you enjoy.
In the future I may have some trouble creating future shows since my material is thin. I have an inkling to explore one of the famous Florentine churches, the Church of Santa Maria Novella and we do have a lot of photos to show. That would be my guess as the next episode of Alan's Italy.
Anyway it's good to be back.
