A Very Hot Day in Gorizia

This morning I walked to the castle a bit later, so it was much warmer. Consequently chameleons galore. I got pictures of the little critters as well as pictures of more architectural sights. When Jay returns with the camera cables (assuming he doesn't lose THEM...he DID find the missing glasses). You'll see how they blend in with their surroundings. Who knows? I may be surrounded by lizards and not know it, a thought that creeps me out a bit.



I also went on to the museums and saw fashion, archeological stuff, paintings, and a whole lot of exhibits of World War I, the only exhibit that had English (quite good actually) materials. The materials did little to glorify war (and certainly not that war).

It would have been nice to have written material on the fashion exhibits, as there was material on lace making, weaving, ceramics, and hat making. Of course I didn't take any photographs inside--except for one photo for my friend Sara who observed once that so many Renaissance paintings have dogs in them. This museum had a painting of Mary Magdalene washing the feet of Jesus, and there were two dogs in the foreground obviously NOT paying attention to what was going on right behind them. Also a really remarkable Saint Jerome though I stupidly didn't get a photograph of that.