The Dogs of Gorizia

Before I go into my adventures of today, however, I thought I'd share with you a picture of my hotel room. Go to Grand Hotel Entourage . That's our room pictured, and imagine me sitting at my laptop at the desk on the left.

With Jay away I've started a new routine, which is to walk up to the castle and around the grounds, about a 45 minute walk. Lucy would really enjoy all the smells though she might be less enchanted by the sights. Since the castle is at the highest point in Gorizia, I can see in all directions.

On the way up to the castle, I pass by some lovely big homes, all gated. Many of them have signs on the gates that I interpret as "Stay out. Premises guarded by attack dogs" because there is almost always an image of a Doberman, Rottweiller, or Mastiff. What's funny about these signs is that I have yet to see a big, fierce dog in Gorizia. Indeed, most of the dogs are small: mostly mixed breeds, terriers, Pomeraneans, spaniels. The biggest dogs I've seen are a couple of yellow labs, and even they are smaller than yellow labs in the states.

The students come back this evening, so work continues as usual tomorrow. With luck I'll be able to finish reading the proofs of my book today.