tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884235015796031442.post6389390202295279242..comments2023-10-14T16:17:15.450+01:00Comments on "Southhamsdarling": Verona Opera FestivalSouthhamsdarlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884235015796031442.post-2161926663235117742010-10-30T20:28:10.768+01:002010-10-30T20:28:10.768+01:00Thank you for dropping by Masia Mum, and good to s...Thank you for dropping by Masia Mum, and good to see someone from my home country! I so agree with you about "the best things come in small packages" and "small but perfectly formed." Well, I would, wouldn't it?! We also have our age in common, as I am in my sixties (but not in my head!). Can't believe about that deluge in Verona - how disappointing for you all. It's funny how these experiences become family sayings, isn't it? Hope you will drop by again.Southhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884235015796031442.post-63357869482551862412010-10-30T18:11:54.356+01:002010-10-30T18:11:54.356+01:00Hi - found you via Bag Lady. Feel we have two thi...Hi - found you via Bag Lady. Feel we have two things at least in common. UK residency [I live in London] and height - snap 5ft.1in. I go for "the best things come in small packages" and "small but perfectly formed" they work for me. Seeing your Verona post brought back so many memories for me. I had the most fantastic evening there way back in my distant past watching a performance of La Boheme. I used to rave so much about the experience that many years later when we were holidaying with our family and close friends in Italy I persuaded everyone to drive to Verona for a performance of Carmen. OK it was open-air but it was August, it was Italy what could go wrong? A deluge that's what - it rained solidly through the day but we all hung on just in case, eventually it stopped but too late for a performance. Such a shame. Since then solid hours of drenching rain are referred to in our family as "Verona weather".Masia Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01081444074657171832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884235015796031442.post-12589420219366780432010-10-30T15:20:09.560+01:002010-10-30T15:20:09.560+01:00Daphne, Glad you liked the piece about Verona. I&...Daphne, Glad you liked the piece about Verona. I'm sure the performance at the ancient Greek theatre must have been just as thrilling. Good to see that you are following the Blog. I have actually just been in and read all about your wonderful adventure in 2007/2008. That must have been amazing. I was all set to go to Maccu Picchu a couple of years ago, on a charity trek, but, unfortunately, as I had had that anaphylactic shock episode, they wouldn't accept me, just in case anything happened when we were deep in the forests! :(Southhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884235015796031442.post-54281598805260972472010-10-30T15:16:12.735+01:002010-10-30T15:16:12.735+01:00Barb, as you like architecture,ancient ruins etc. ...Barb, as you like architecture,ancient ruins etc. you would have loved the Ampitheatre! Like you, I have always been fascinated by the Pyramids, and would love to go to Egypt. I watched so many programmes about it all.Southhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884235015796031442.post-28650636540449855282010-10-30T14:49:24.715+01:002010-10-30T14:49:24.715+01:00It sounds wonderful! The closest I've come to ...It sounds wonderful! The closest I've come to that is seeing Oedipus Rex by Sophocles in the ancient Greek theatre at Epidavros. A magnificent (rural) setting with wonderful distant views to start with, then the beauty of the night sky heightening the drama. We're hoping to go there again this summer - to see an Aristophanes comedy this time probably.<br /><br />I think I feel about Greece and Greek culture very much as you do about all things Italian!<br /><br />Well done with the blog - I think you're doing a great job!Daphne Gaddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399608451901385964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884235015796031442.post-12259307727626824462010-10-30T13:27:09.078+01:002010-10-30T13:27:09.078+01:00This sounds like an awesome sight to see. I'm...This sounds like an awesome sight to see. I'm far from an opera fan but I do love old structures, architecture and ancient ruins. I've always been fascinated with the pyramids in Egypt and the Spinx. Even old homes fascinate me. Maybe I was an architect in a previous life? haha.BBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432729957196570774noreply@blogger.com