I think I have a form of numbers dislexia. When I booked a haircut, I wanted 1:30 in the afternoon but using the 24 hour clock, I asked for undici (one ten) which is 11, not 1.

So mangez la verre as we say in our family. Suffer or face up to your mistake. I had to skip out on the conversation portion of class to go to the parrucchiere (hair stylist). Don’t know how but without using a curling iron, the stylist made my hair curlier than it has ever been.

After some lunch and gelato

and after some grocery shopping, I tried to see Ghirlandaio’s Cenacolo (Last Supper) in the church of Ognissanti. I had to make a big detour because the police had roads closed.

I found out later that the President of Italy (head of state, not head of government) was in the city.

Chiesa di San Salvatore in Ognissanti

Inside the Baroque church

But the Last Supper is reached through a separate door outside, which was closed.

In checking for open hours, I failed to realize the church has different hours than the Cenacolo, which is in the refectory. I checked again and discovered the fresco can only be seen Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm. Moreover from October 30-November 1, it is closed. I may have to skip class again.

The Arno was very calm so I enjoyed nice views walking back. I definitely got 10,000 steps in.