Monday 24 October 2011
Nicole stayed home while Dian, Charles, Colleen and Lisa went to Tavernelli for the day. Charles was on a mission to open a bank account with the oldest bank in Europe, Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena, founded in 1472. We figured it would be a pretty reliable place to put our money. It would have been impossible to set up without Colleen's help with translating and advice, and we have her to thank for that.
While Charles and Colleen were at the bank, Dian and Lisa spent their time at a massive open air market. They came upon a vendor who was more than pleased to sell them his baby artichokes, and after he had finally convinced them to buy, he checked in the back and with a mortified expression said, "Oh, I'm sooooorry! I have no more! Oh, I'm so sooooorry!" He then proceeded to chase after the last person he sold to, but to no avail. Dian and Lisa bought a few different things, and he even threw in some celery tops and parsley for free.
Among other finds of the day, Dian bought a vintage Saks sweater vest for Nicole, a vintage dress for herself, and a classy shirt for Charles. The four had a light lunch (mostly consisting of gelato for us), but treated the gang to whatever they wanted.
The last stop was to take Dian's brown shoes to be repaired, which they had refused to do in Greece. The shoemaker took them right away, and we went home for the remainder of the day which was a quiet evening.
Nicole stayed home while Dian, Charles, Colleen and Lisa went to Tavernelli for the day. Charles was on a mission to open a bank account with the oldest bank in Europe, Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena, founded in 1472. We figured it would be a pretty reliable place to put our money. It would have been impossible to set up without Colleen's help with translating and advice, and we have her to thank for that.
While Charles and Colleen were at the bank, Dian and Lisa spent their time at a massive open air market. They came upon a vendor who was more than pleased to sell them his baby artichokes, and after he had finally convinced them to buy, he checked in the back and with a mortified expression said, "Oh, I'm sooooorry! I have no more! Oh, I'm so sooooorry!" He then proceeded to chase after the last person he sold to, but to no avail. Dian and Lisa bought a few different things, and he even threw in some celery tops and parsley for free.
The last stop was to take Dian's brown shoes to be repaired, which they had refused to do in Greece. The shoemaker took them right away, and we went home for the remainder of the day which was a quiet evening.
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