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An impromptu trip to Rome (part 1)
One blustery Friday evening in January 2009 I did the most spontaneous thing I have ever done and booked a flight to Rome for early the following morning. Earlier in the day I’d endured the dreaded ‘Collections’ (Oxford speak for … Continue reading
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Tagged Arch of Constantine, Colosseum, gelateria, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, pizza, Rome, San Crispino, Spanish Steps, Termini, Trajan's Column, Trevi Fountain, Vatican
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BSR Summer School day 6 – day off
8/9/08 – 6.30pm Another really good day. Had a lie-in and left the BSR around 10am. Wandered into the city centre alone and indulged in some shopping – got a gorgeous leather rucksack and some pressies for the folks back … Continue reading
BSR Summer School day 4: Ostia
6/9/08 – 4.45pm Had an amazing day. Ostia was just fantastic – a whole Roman town that you can walk through, like Pompeii, with amazing frescoes and mosaics. Saw a bakery with the mills still inside, and a Roman wine … Continue reading
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