Susan Grey
@susanjgrey.bsky.social
Socialist and retired clinical psychologist.
Northerner turned Southerner. Art, opera, trains.
Northerner turned Southerner. Art, opera, trains.
Lovely birthday present to start the day!
December 2, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Lovely birthday present to start the day!
Eurostar lunch then arrival at St Pancras.
Now - home sweet home.
Now - home sweet home.
November 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Eurostar lunch then arrival at St Pancras.
Now - home sweet home.
Now - home sweet home.
Good morning Strasbourg. Bright but chilly morning. Last day of the tour. Parting company with my Swedish friends and taking the train to #Paris Est. Strasbourg station has an enormous glass extension in front of the old facade.
November 18, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Good morning Strasbourg. Bright but chilly morning. Last day of the tour. Parting company with my Swedish friends and taking the train to #Paris Est. Strasbourg station has an enormous glass extension in front of the old facade.
Chilly walk around town, a little last minute shopping, gawp at the enormous cathedral, then supper. Managed to get a bit lost on the way back to the hotel, but some very nice locals showed us the way.
November 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Chilly walk around town, a little last minute shopping, gawp at the enormous cathedral, then supper. Managed to get a bit lost on the way back to the hotel, but some very nice locals showed us the way.
Through the Gotthatd tunnel, paused in Luzern and changed direction, then on to Basel. Very quick change for train to Strasbourg. No time for photos of station. Again.
November 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Through the Gotthatd tunnel, paused in Luzern and changed direction, then on to Basel. Very quick change for train to Strasbourg. No time for photos of station. Again.
Slim pickings in the @diningcar.at, but we have our own panbriacone!
November 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Slim pickings in the @diningcar.at, but we have our own panbriacone!
Not many pics today. Lovely morning concert featuring opera singers. Interesting hearing about Opera Rara's project of recording all #Donazetti's songs.
Then matinee of Il furioso nell'isola di S. Domingo. . Wonderful production with some moving moments and great singing.
Awful weather. #italy
Then matinee of Il furioso nell'isola di S. Domingo. . Wonderful production with some moving moments and great singing.
Awful weather. #italy
November 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Not many pics today. Lovely morning concert featuring opera singers. Interesting hearing about Opera Rara's project of recording all #Donazetti's songs.
Then matinee of Il furioso nell'isola di S. Domingo. . Wonderful production with some moving moments and great singing.
Awful weather. #italy
Then matinee of Il furioso nell'isola di S. Domingo. . Wonderful production with some moving moments and great singing.
Awful weather. #italy
November 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Waiting for the opera in Bergamo. Two short ones. Il campanello and deux hommes et une femme. #donizetti #italy.
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Waiting for the opera in Bergamo. Two short ones. Il campanello and deux hommes et une femme. #donizetti #italy.
A stroll by the lake after lunch, to examine the last train ferry on a lake in the world. Apparently. Then back to Bergamo on the bus in the rain.
November 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A stroll by the lake after lunch, to examine the last train ferry on a lake in the world. Apparently. Then back to Bergamo on the bus in the rain.
This morning we set off on the train to Palazzolo sull'Oglio. Then explored the town looking for the bus stop, where we waited a long time for the bus to lake Iseo.
November 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This morning we set off on the train to Palazzolo sull'Oglio. Then explored the town looking for the bus stop, where we waited a long time for the bus to lake Iseo.
Evening at the opera. First night of the #Donnizetti Festival. Very enjoyable performance of Caterina Cornaro, including a sort of parallel storyline. Intended to aid interpretation, I suppose, but a bit odd.
Quick bite to eat after. #italy #bergamo
Quick bite to eat after. #italy #bergamo
November 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Evening at the opera. First night of the #Donnizetti Festival. Very enjoyable performance of Caterina Cornaro, including a sort of parallel storyline. Intended to aid interpretation, I suppose, but a bit odd.
Quick bite to eat after. #italy #bergamo
Quick bite to eat after. #italy #bergamo
Bergamo station, with students gathering to protest on a variety of issues, including the involvement of their universities in the war machine.
Hotel overlooks the station, and the restaurant serves a delicious pea risotto with courgette flowers and cheese. #italy
Hotel overlooks the station, and the restaurant serves a delicious pea risotto with courgette flowers and cheese. #italy
November 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Bergamo station, with students gathering to protest on a variety of issues, including the involvement of their universities in the war machine.
Hotel overlooks the station, and the restaurant serves a delicious pea risotto with courgette flowers and cheese. #italy
Hotel overlooks the station, and the restaurant serves a delicious pea risotto with courgette flowers and cheese. #italy
Good morning Como. Today we head off for Bergamo for the Donnizetti festival.
November 14, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Good morning Como. Today we head off for Bergamo for the Donnizetti festival.
Dinner. More strolling, them another drink.
November 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Dinner. More strolling, them another drink.
Time for a pre-prandial stroll down to the lake and war memorial. I assume those lights are a funicular railway.
November 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Time for a pre-prandial stroll down to the lake and war memorial. I assume those lights are a funicular railway.
Final leg of the journey takes us to Como. Some lovely views on the way. All a but sleepy after the lunchtime beer.
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Final leg of the journey takes us to Como. Some lovely views on the way. All a but sleepy after the lunchtime beer.
Three trains this morning, including the Simplon tunnel and a lovely ride to Locarno.
Lunch in the sun. As usual I forgot to take photos until I'd eaten half of it.
Lunch in the sun. As usual I forgot to take photos until I'd eaten half of it.
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Three trains this morning, including the Simplon tunnel and a lovely ride to Locarno.
Lunch in the sun. As usual I forgot to take photos until I'd eaten half of it.
Lunch in the sun. As usual I forgot to take photos until I'd eaten half of it.
Good morning Saint Maurice. It's a charming small town, with a remarkable theatre and apparently the longest functioning abbey in the western world.
The view from the bedroom window in the Hotel La Dent du Midi.
The view from the bedroom window in the Hotel La Dent du Midi.
November 13, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Good morning Saint Maurice. It's a charming small town, with a remarkable theatre and apparently the longest functioning abbey in the western world.
The view from the bedroom window in the Hotel La Dent du Midi.
The view from the bedroom window in the Hotel La Dent du Midi.
Wow. Great evening at the Theatre du Martolet in Saint Maurice. Some wonderful singing and a clever production of Gounod's Faust. Remarkable. Nice bonus that the bar was open after the show, with cast, musicians etc mingling with the audience. We sampled the very local wine.
November 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Wow. Great evening at the Theatre du Martolet in Saint Maurice. Some wonderful singing and a clever production of Gounod's Faust. Remarkable. Nice bonus that the bar was open after the show, with cast, musicians etc mingling with the audience. We sampled the very local wine.