Dear Dad,
I wish I was in Italy with you to celebrate your birthday! What a fantastic way to turn 85: attending a performance of “La Traviata” in Rome, with good friends. I hope you’re having an amazing trip, and taking lots and lots of photos to show us when you get home.
Happy Birthday!
Love,
Abs
Thanks for the birthday wishes. The performance of La Traviata was in a church in Rome with the acoustics one would expect in a large stone church sanctuary. The voices resonated and it was enthralling. A splendid substitute for a conventional birthday party.
Dad