Bologna (updated)

We are in Bologna at the Children’s Book Fair. There are five of us in a tower flat. Me, Scott, Holly, Cassie and Maureen. We are the Tower Gang.

So far we have eaten really good food, gossiped and walked under many porticoes. Tomorrow the fair starts and we meet our non-English language publishers. And we eat more good food.

My life is so very hard.

Update: Fine. Here have some photos. Courtesy of Maureen, which is why she is not in them. I will remedy that later.

Posted by Justine at 12:25, 30 March 2008 under Cons & Other Gatherings, Travelling | 14 Comments »

Comments

Dave H Says:

Our hearts bleed for you, dear.

Really.

March 30th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
coe booth Says:

Oh man, Justine. I wish I were there with you guys, walking around, gossiping, meeting my non-English language publishers…

Oh, wait. I don’t HAVE any non-English language publishers!

Well, I could enjoy the good food, anyway!

Have fun. Can’t wait to see you guys!!!

March 30th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
jessiegirl Says:

sadly i am not in italy this week, but i could dream about it better if you shared some pictures of you and the scooby gang.

March 30th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Caryn Says:

Oh, yes, Justine. Sounds like you are indeed suffering. My greatest sympathies on having to spend time with good friends, eat fantastic food, and see new sights. Poor dear.

March 30th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Danica Says:

That is an excellent picture of you and Scott.

March 30th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
Gabrielle Says:

Sigh. Hope you guys are having fun.

March 30th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Moose Says:

everyone is wearing black or dark blue…anyway, sounds like a lot of fun

March 30th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
khy Says:

All the buildings are so…orange. Or red.

Hope you guys are having unbelievable amounts of fun.

March 30th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
Katerate Says:

That looks… unreal.

…

…The street is too clean.

March 31st, 2008 at 3:22 am
David Moles Says:

I love those freaky retractable bollards.

March 31st, 2008 at 6:01 am
hillary! Says:

Is Scott your leader, because he seems to be at the front of every picture.
and what is a retractable bollard?
and what is Scott doing to that cabost thingy. Is he trying to make it levitate?
And you look very mischeivous (sp?).

March 31st, 2008 at 10:47 am
Shloopy Says:

Those cylindrical things are really creepy. I was in D.C., and a police car pulled in front of a row of those before a museum. The guy in the car signaled for something and the posts all went down into the ground! It was completely surreal.

So, are navy and/or black your gang colors?

March 31st, 2008 at 4:48 pm
David Moles Says:

hillary!, the cylindrical thing is a retractable bollard. they block the road and then lower themselves into the ground when a vehicle with the right kind of magic remote comes along. it’s mostly just a high-tech version of the old-fashioned removable kind (google “bollard padlock”), but much creepier when you’re not expecting it.

April 1st, 2008 at 6:38 am
hillary! Says:

OMF! That is so cool! And I did try to google it, but…those websites have been websensed by my school! If you ask me, that is completely ridiculous because that is totally educational.
Now I get Scott’s pic.

April 1st, 2008 at 10:32 am