What a day yesterday! For Canada, the first gold medal of the games. For us, an interview for The Discovery Channel at the fortezza and after, the opening of “The King’s Door” a beautifully restored building below the church. Hundreds of guests and an orchestra filled the large stone building with a wonderful sense of drama; Ashleigh in full Scottish regalia and Alessandra dressed in an heirloom handed down from her ‘nonna’.



Then -- surprise -- they called Gord out of the crowd to thank him for his exhibit, gave him gifts and presented a bouquet of flowers to me! (That's Allessandra in the front in the purple dress; Marinella, Beppe's wife on my left).Everyone asked how Jaz was doing. (He’s better, at Rivoli today with Erik).



Later, dinner with Donald Ziraldo, Mr. Inniskillin and Margaret Huber, Consul General for the Canadian government (Milan), a wacky meal around wine and Italians giving speeches over the microphone. We sat at the same table as the CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee, Chris Ruge, but he left early. Met the gold medal winner in diving at the 1960 Olympics -- she's 82 now and a wonderful ball of energy and charm, Italian, wouldn't you know? Great conversation (en Italien) on the ride home with the driver. Margaret, gracious and lovely. I'm off to the fortezza again, it's Press Sunday.