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Helen Costigane

Swam and Mass. Told  Dennis to bring Henry at 10. They turned up at 11 so I saw him for 20 minutes. At the Met encore of Luisa Miller. Domingo is amazing and coming up to 50 years at the Met. Great cast. Liked David Milne at Dulwich picture gallery and sketched 2 and part of the fine Tiepolo. To Acton. Worked in the school library all morning and displeased at the mess including interference with new books waiting to be processed. Dr Helen Costigane gave an excellent talk on Amoris laetitia to the Westminster cathedral interfaith group. I was so hot and tired by the time I got home.Enjoyed Secret life of the Zoo and University challenge semi-final.

Marienburg and Wurzburg Kapelle

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St Burkhard church A fine sunny day. Dieter showed me some more pictures including a Picasso and Dufy print! Ann met us at the tram stop on Lion Bridge and we visited St Burkhard which is lovely. Nice walk up to the fortress and visited the Prince's rooms and history of Wurzburg museum with fine pictures and models. My lunch took ages to come but the wurst was good - there had been a mix-up in the kitchen. To the Frankisches museum which has fine Gothic art and Tiepolos. Interesting bronze age section and folk art section. Looked in the church and the well. St Sebastian and St Hieronymus keep cropping up. Bought a postcard of St Stephen by Riemenschneider. Taxi to Kapelle which has fine views and a miracle chapel to Mary. Bought a small Easter candle. The organ looks very grand. Walked down the Way of the Cross with lovely cupolas. To restaurant where we ate on Monday Vier Jahreszeiten but booked out for tomorrow so across the road to Wienhaus Stiebel to book. Tram back to superma...

Wurzburg Residenz

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Dr Lennox deep in thought! More snow but we went with Ann to the magnificent Residenz where we saw the Hofkirche and had a tour in English. Wonderful Tiepolo frescos and mirrored room, also a lovely green lacquered room with a beautiful floor. Amazing how it has all been restored since the wartime devastation. To bookshop for lunch with chocolate drink. Tram to Kulturspeicher a modern art gallery in a concerted granary. Nice 19th century painting and concrete art from 20th century and also a special exhibition by Australian artists. To Paul's office and met Helga de Wall who is planning a visit to Australia. Shopping and a nice meal at Ann and Paul's then watching Fawlty Towers.