Friday May 19 We took it a bit easier today, washing our cloths, going for groceries and than the afternoon in the historic center of Padua which has a few remaining Roman structures but is defined by the post-Roman period, with a lot of Venitian influence since Padua was part of the Venician Empire at various times. There is a medieval wall around the old city that is almost complete. The clock tower not only resembles the one in Venice, but has the winged lion symbol of Venice below the clock face and on a column to the left. When I went out to buy milk for my coffee in the morning I happened upon cars taking part in the Mille-miglia Rally, which is an event that celebrates the famous race that was run on public roads from 1927 to 1957 from Brescia to Rome and back. Only cars models that were registered for the original race can be entered, so only from the 1920s to 1957. I saw an Austin-Healy, a Porsche, a Mercedes 300SL, a Ferrari, a Jaguar and a couple of others....
