Up at 5:30, breakfast at 6, bus at 7 to Padua, a city founded in 1183 BC. Went to Capella degli Scrovegni, a chapel built in 1303 AD, and commissioned to Giotto to paint it. The story about the purpose of the chapel was documented by Dante. The painting took 2 yrs, was originally shocking to the populace as it was a new style of painting but was praised in later times. After walking around Padua for an hour or so we took the bus to Vincenza where we had a wonderful lunch with our hosts' son. We visited the markets and toured the city and visited the landmark: Teatro Olympico by Andrea Pallardio--the first ever covered theater in the world. The UNESCO site is truly awesome, no other place like it exists. Then back to Modigliani for supper, which seems like about 3,000 calories for today, maybe more!
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| nice shot of famous trees of the area from bus | |
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| grounds near the famous chapel |
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| Padua, downtown, very nice city |
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| Market day in Padua |
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| Margaret and Arwed's son treated the group to lunch at this restaurant |
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| primi course, lasagna |
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| Delicious tender stuffed roast pork with escalloped pasta rags |
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| How's this for Terramasu? |
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| Water to cool off in. |
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| First covered theater in the world, a masterpiece of depth and perspective, it's probably 15 feet deep behind the stage. |
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| The seating area, the entire threater is an ellipse. Cappella degli Scrovegni in Padua. |
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| Garden and entrance area at Scrovegni. |
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| Shop window. |
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