Rome
Jazz Rome
Today was a mooching day and it began with a quest for a fried breakfast – there’s only so much tepid scrambled egg and cold frankfurter a Brit can take before the insatiable desire for Full English takes hold. We had been directed to the caffeteria of the Museo D’Arte but when we finally found it, pleasing as the notion …
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Ancient Rome
“In my dreams I’ve played snooker with Stephen Hendry, sang with barbara Streisand and been to bed with annika rice. In reality I’ve played played snooker with barbara Streisand, sang with annika rice and been to bed with Stephen Hendry… Sometimes life is even better than a dream!” – Fry & Laurie vox pop And so it is with our …
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Sacred Rome
Well there are at least a few good things that could be said about last night’s concert. Like for example, it stopped. It wouldn’t be uncharitable to say, Newminster Choir from Michigan are not God’s gift to choral singing. However, at their best, they were enjoyable enough to listen to; two young soloists sang Laudamus Te from Vivaldi’s Gloria and …
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Blended Rome
Today we saw what we have dubbed ‘blended Rome’; Ancient, Renaissance and modern architecture to be seen within a few minutes of each other. We did a walking tour of the non-commercial part of the town taking in Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, a column in honour of Marcus Aurelius (dating to c.100AD), Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Piazza Navona, the …
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Rome arrival
Well we’re here and though the hotel arrival was somewhat reminiscent of st davids 1.5 years ago it’s fantastico to be here. Grand organisational job by emily – flying BA from the new T5, and a taxi journey through Rome taking in some of the sites by night, and then a quick tour of the hotel including a roof top …
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