A serious change in the weather. After several warm and sunny days, today it was cold, windy and raining heavily. Dad elected to go the Colosseum as the tickets from yesterday we valid for two days. In the end it was far from successful as the Colosseum is almost entirely outdoors and the rain was heavy and unrelenting. Never the less, it was still heaving with people. On his shivering return Dad admitted that we wouldn’t have been wetter if
Rome 2018 – Day 5
Today we spent the morning at the flat basically having a rest and recovering from the exertions of the last few days. After lunch we headed for the Palatine Gardens. It was the day of the Rome marathon so there were hundreds of runner milling about. Observing a long queue that was for ticket holders only, we proceeded up the hill until we came to the Church of St Bonaventura. There we met a very nice man who for a
Rome 2018 – Day 4
Today we decided to try and look at the area near the river. We took a bus to the circus maximus and then walked over to the river. Since it was nearly lunch time we tried to find somewhere to eat in the Trastovere district but this proved quite tricky as most had only average Trip Advisor ratings. Eventually we located somewhere suitable, but then there was confusion about the order and they only brought one lasagne instead of two.
Rome 2018 – Day 3
Today we decided to go to what we hoped would be the relative calm of Villa Borghese. The Metro was miraculously and without explanation working again so we were soon at Piazza del Popolo. This magnificent square was marred by two elderly gentlemen who were clearly fans of rock and roll and also the worst buskers we had ever heard. It seems likely that even Dad could have sung better. We then went into the Villa Borghese park and had
Rome 2018 – Day 2
Gosh it’s crowded here! This morning (after a relaxed start) we spent in surveying the local area, buying week long bus/tram tickets and visiting the supermarket. After lunch at the flat, Mum decided that she wanted to check out the Trevi Fountain and deduced that our best plan was to take the metro. Unfortunately, when we got to the metro station it was mysteriously closed with no signs in any language to indicate why. At the time of writing this
Rome 2018 – Day 1
Well, here we are at the start of our “Roman Holiday”. Our flight from Heathrow was slightly delayed but the promised taxi driver was waiting for us when we arrived. The flat “El Case Di Rita” is in a large apartment block with several entrances and there was no sign if anyone to meet us or where exactly it was. Fortunately, Mum speaks Italian and found a caretaker who took Dad to a local shop where the owner works. About
Snow comes to Salisbury
It has snowed in Salisbury for the first time in four years and, predictably, there is complete chaos. No buses are running, schools and work are shut and so is practically everything else!
Feathers ~ Chapter 2
“What do you mean the SuperTrains are down and we’ll have to walk?!”
“I mean exactly what I said,” said the headmaster, Mr Rosewood, glaring at the guy who’d shouted. “Please find someone to walk back to your Home with. Whatever you do, don’t walk down there unaccompanied.”
Russian Proverb and Riddle of the Day 2
The solution to the last riddle is… Scissors. Here is today’s riddle: The stallion is running – the Earth is quaking. And now for the saying: It’s at dinner-time you need a spoon. (A bit like: A stitch in time etc.)
Thoughts on Social Media based problem
If we need to search Social media and extract vital information, perhaps the secret is in making best use of the search tools. I don’t use social media, so this is just from a quick glance on the web. Twitter has an advanced search tool which you access at https://twitter.com/search-advanced. Thinking up clever search terms to put into here might be a useful skill. There are tools available to allow you to download the results of twitter searches into the