So, after 8 months of not going anywhere, I finally arrive in one of Italy's most beautiful cities- and what happens when I turn my camera on? I get a message saying 'No memory card'.
I couldn't believe it. I shook the camera gently; I turned it off and then on again. I swore a bit. But you know how it is with all things digital- they are never wrong, it's always the human who has made the error. When I finally admitted defeat and opened the damn thing up, sure enough there was a gaping space where the card should be.
How embarrassing- here I like to think of myself as some kind of late-in-the-day David Bailey, and I've left the most basic part of the equipment at home. Oh the shame. You can imagine the name's I called myself, I'm sure.
Anyway, thankfully they have camera shops in Italy (although I didn't find it in time to take any pictures of the first opera we went to, Aida- so you won't see me all tarted up in my finery, ha ha). But I made up for it later, taking over 250 photos in 5 days. So I got my money's worth!
6 comments:
Looks lovely. Opera in Verona. Sublime!
Wow How did you end up being able to travel? I have always wanted to go to Italy and France that is my life long dream.
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This is what I missed?! I spent 9 days in Italy last year but missed Verona the first day due to a string of canceled flights. An unexpected trip to Pisa made up for it...I think. :)
Thanks so muchfor all your comments! I'll be posting some more photos from Verona this week.
It's such a beautiful place. Maggie
So beautiful. Kayte visited there on a school exchange trip a couple of years ago and loved it there. It was here fave city. She stayed with a host family on a farm near Lake Garda. The father made cheese and sent a wheel home with her. It was so delicious!! If I ever get my life back together, Italy is where I am headed, for sure! Thanks for sharing!!
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