The King's Trash

Tracking Down The King

Sunday I was out to a field close to where the King of Italy lived during World War I.  He chose to live in a small castle/villa which had thermal pools and is located in a peaceful area south of Padova.  (It was a tough life)   He was quite safe from all the action, yet close enough to know what his generals were accomplishing. 

Claudio

Knowing where this castle is, which happens to be 10 minutes from my village, I researched to find where the troops were placed to protect him, and it just so happens that a friend of mine, Claudio,  lives next to this field.   I started detecting at 8:00 and enjoyed the last gasp of summer and the start of autumn.   My hopes were to at least find some buttons or metal objects left by the soldiers.  My highest were to find coins lost by soldiers or even better, by the Romans who vacationed at the spas.

Claudio is now hooked on metal detecting, he enjoyed helping me search. 

I had a lot of hope, but all we found was an old tube that could have been toothpaste or vasoline (paint removed), and then a pair of keys, two exactly the same (modern).

This area has been used since before Roman times, as the thermal pools made a popular place for people to go as a pastime.  The road from Rome to Padova goes right by this area.  I know that sooner or later I will find something worthwhile.  The word in Italian is Pazienza. 

Ciao!