Cremona is every bit as good as billed. The mediaeval buildings are impressive – including the tallest bell tower in Europe at 111m. I need a taller camera.

Said bell tower has a zodiacal clock from the 1500s.

But Cremona is known for violin making – so we went round the new, high tech, violin museum. High on technology but quite low on information. So instead of new facts to wow you with, here is a bad joke (and bad photo). This is Monteverdi and his Vespas!

After a lovely lunch in the main square gazing at the cathedral we spent the afternoon at the open air swimming pool. Really rather a conventional sort of a holiday day really!

Helen’s track of the day:
The Boxer by Paul Simon
Sung by the busker in the piazza at lunchtime though he did get the verses out of order and I had to help him out. Though to be fair he probably doesn’t get so many passersby who are that keen on PS songs.