What a weekend it has been! Graduating with an MBA is almost a more exhausting process than the entire year until that point had been!
I arrived in Trieste on Wednesday night, after working the morning at the Company in Florence. I was (predictably) late leaving the office, and not even the dreaded Autostrada del Sole between Florence and Bologna could slow me down as I bombed my way up to Trieste. (The road goes through the mountains, carrying the truck population of central Italy, and is a 1 hour stretch of winding corners and dark tunnels - just awful.)
On arrival I parked the hire car, and went straight for champagne with the people who were already in town. This was to set the tone for the rest of the weekend pretty much.
Thursday morning's thesis defence was a little slow after the excesses of Wednesday, but turned into an interesting debate about the future business model of the pharmaceutical industry. Made more interesting still by the boys that came in to support / spectate - doing wonders for my street cred in the eyes of the examination panel!
The weekend was a blur of new visits to old haunts, Circus for lunch, Portizza for coffee, Piazza del'Unita, Walter for bubbles galore. Oh, and of course, Nanut, Nanut, Nanut for wine, wine, wine!
Sunday lunch time was a calm affair, seafood lunch down on the waterfront by the harbour. And amazingly, no wine. But lots of planning for the next Trieste party, this time for Barcolana and birthdays on October 14th.
(Photos to follow...)
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