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Finally! June 21
by , June 23rd, 2011 at 03:40 PM (4015 Views)
The FortressHave had very little internet access. Very little swimming either for that matter. Here's the "workouts" or what I remember of them. My iphone (with note function) just died as I am typing ... will have to edit later. Forgive typos -- typing fast on ipad.
Sunday:
Ellipse, 30 minutes
floor bench press, 50 x 4 x 10 (up 10 lbs)
rear delt fly, 70 x 1 x 10, 85 x 3 x 8
back extension machine, 175 x 3 x 15
Ellipse, 30 minutes
captains chair straight leg raise, 3 x 15
goblet squat, 65 x 3 x 10
tricep extension, 65 x 3 x 8
something else
Ellipse, 15 minutes
Monday:
4-5 miles of walking in Malta
Tuesday:
4-5 miles of walking in Palermo
30 minutes weights (can't remember)
20 minutes Ellipse
Wednesday:
Maybe 2 miles of walking in Rome. Had tours there to jump lines at the Colliseum and Vatican.
Swim at Night, 2000 meters
In a 12.5 meter pool.I could barely do anything other than streamline in a pool so small. I chopped it up into groups of 20 laps. Almost felt tapered, though perhaps anyone would in this pool.
Thursday:
Hiked/walked maybe 4 miles, 2 miles at Mt. Vesuvius.
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Commentary:
Having a fabulous time! Of course, this is not so surprising since I love to travel so much.
Started out in the island of Malta, which is almost a giant sandcastle with all the limestone buildings. Malta is the site of the movies The Count of Monte Cristo, Troy, and Gladiator and you can definitely tell! We began with a tour of a fishing village and a boat ride in the Blue Grotto -- spectacular (and the site of the scene in the TCOMC when he discovers the treasure). After sending the kids back, we walked about in the capitol of Malta, Valletta. I can't resist a medieval fortressed city, though the styles of architicture are myriad with all the foreign invasions. We had a lovely late lunch in a typical European cafe in a picturesque setting sampling the local Maltese wine.
The next day we journeyed to Palermo, Sicily. Mr. Fort and I walked at warp speed touring all the city's sights and the 25,000 churches in Norman, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles. Palermo is essentially akin to an Italian Manhattan except with narrower sidewalks and older buildings. Stoplights are few and purely for decoration. Mr. Fort and his running buddy almost got killed trying to run in this city.
We were in Rome yesterday. Love Rome, and have been there twice before. However, I think I will forevermore avoid it in the summer. I was really really looking forward to the Vatican Museum and Sistene Chapel (which I hadn't seen since it was renovated). But it was the most crowded and claustrophobic scene imaginable. Both wonderful and miserable. And I missed the Laocoon sculpture.(Nerdy art history freak here.) At the end of the day, I asked Lil Fort what she liked better -- the most famous church in the world (St. Peters) or the gelato. Her answer was predictable.
Today, we were in Naples, but skipped the ancient city in favor of hiking up Mt. Vesuvius and touring Pompeii -- both were amazing! In between, we stopped at a vineyard about 1/3 way up Vesuvius for a wine tasting and a stupendous lunch. Very lovely, and we ordered a case of wine. We finished the day at a local Napoli pizzeria. This was my fav day so far. Even the two 10 year olds enjoyed the day!
I may head to the gym for a short bit before it closes now. I haven't been able to peruse the blogs. Hope everyone's training is going fabulously! I am not looking forward to sucking my first 2 weeks back.
Ohhh, I'm getting a seaweed exfoliation and massage tomorrow!
Cheers everyone!
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