We took a field trip to Venice last week, and the students enjoyed a short tour of "Pound's" Venice (with our host Mary, daughter of Pound), a visit to St. Michelle cemetery to see Pound's and Olga Rudge's graves, a trip to the Accademia gallery, and some time in St. Mark's basilica and the Ducal Palace, as well as a celebratory dinner together and lots of free time. No complaints regarding lodgings--the students' hostel looked out on the Grand Canal, and we stayed with Mary in her mother's (violinist Olga Rudge's) house near the Salute church. Though Venice is very walkable, and we walked and walked and walked, we all got passes to the vaporetti (bus-boats) so we could zip around the Grand Canal whenever we wanted.The field trip disbanded in Venice so that crofters (and faculty) could stay longer, visit Padua or other Veneto cities, or plan longer weekend trips. I hope they all noticed that Italy institutes daylight savings time today! We'll see who's in class tomorrow.
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