Today is a national holiday in Italy. The streets are empty and offices and shops are closed. Peace reigns in the city.
Except in my street, which is full of soldiers in ceremonial dress.Except in my office, which is business as usual.Except there are two helicopters circling overhead, filming the military parade, which is coordinated by […]
As Roman Wanderer mentioned recently, Rome’s public transport network has shot trundled into the 21st century with its new electronic bus-stops that give you second-by-second updated timetables, aided by GPS satellite tracking.Example: Today strike. Next bus in 7.5 hours.
I caught this scab in flagrante delicto. Note the apposite name for the Rome public transport authority: […]
Linguist with wanderlust,
From the hills of New Guinea to the halls of the Sorbonne,
From the beaches of Bassam to the fields of Friesland,
From the catacombs of Rome to the Blue Mountains of Jamaica.
Currently resident in Dakar, Senegal.
Stet means "Let it stand" and is used by editors to indicate that the original text should be left untouched.
...in Arcadia ego is a pun on a painting by Poussin.
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