Packing food is already planned, though I will need to hit a grocery store at least once, since I'll be there for six days, and don't expect to have a fridge in the hotel room.
Alas, a really high percentage of people in Italy smoke too--they are (technically) not permitted to do so indoors, so only a fraction of them are rude enough to light up inside train stations and hallways of public buildings, but they congregate outside of doorways doing their level best to make one's transition from inside to outside (or vice versa) as unpleasant as possible. I do my best to hold my breath when passing them, but, alas, it isn't always possible.
Hmm. I think that the best cure to the "put out" feeling would be for you to wander out to one of the meetings or events at which she will be attending and meet her--perhaps she chose the name because of a shared interest in the Princess. This could be a kindred spirit you haven't met yet--she certainlly has good taste in names! There is time enough to feel possessive of the name later, if she turns out to be someone you wouldn't like...
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Alas, a really high percentage of people in Italy smoke too--they are (technically) not permitted to do so indoors, so only a fraction of them are rude enough to light up inside train stations and hallways of public buildings, but they congregate outside of doorways doing their level best to make one's transition from inside to outside (or vice versa) as unpleasant as possible. I do my best to hold my breath when passing them, but, alas, it isn't always possible.
Hmm. I think that the best cure to the "put out" feeling would be for you to wander out to one of the meetings or events at which she will be attending and meet her--perhaps she chose the name because of a shared interest in the Princess. This could be a kindred spirit you haven't met yet--she certainlly has good taste in names! There is time enough to feel possessive of the name later, if she turns out to be someone you wouldn't like...