Month: August 2011

Too much curry

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Oh No What Have I Done?

We are in a new town 4 miles from the coast, not much to see, stopped at a restaurant for a quick lunch and ended up buying the 2nd most expensive meal of my life !!! I thought the kids steaks were going to be like burgers, at 4.50 euros each. Turned out that I…

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My new latte jug.

5.90 Euros with a solid stainless steel body and a soft rubbery handle cover. Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4

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One more espresso

I’m loving having a coffee instead of a beer, when in a bar which is odd for me! Half a teaspoon of sugar, quick stir, 2 sips later and its gone. Watching the barista’s is good entertainment too, but it is so much easier using a coffee pod. Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4

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Where do all the lost biros go?

I don’t know where lost pens and odd socks disappear to, but whenever the mountain of them is found there will also be found a pile of marble nobs, as it seems all the statues in Rome are missing there’s.

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What does this say?

It was on the road outside an apartment. Anyone care to translate as it must be important? Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4

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Sam Cooks Squid

Like a young Keith Floyd, but not as drunk.

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Time for moules

I’m not sure how to make moules mariniere, so I made it up as I went along. It has been 20 hours since and no-one died, so that is good. Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4

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Palatine Hill

Collisium is good but Palatine Hill is more interesting and the ruins are much bigger than I expected. We had to dash from shaded area to shaded area to stay alive, as it is 34 c. Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4

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Derek’s Birth Certificate

Just as well Derek brought his birth certificate as it for him a 12 euro discount at the Colliseum ! They were asking for ID to prove he was a pensioner and be was the first to have a birth certificate on him. He has carried that around for 60 years and this was the…

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Barnaby

This room has air con so we can relax away from the sun. Barnaby is now on his third Chris Ryan book, which makes me proud. Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4

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Squid preparation

Sam making an appetizers with a squid we bought together. His name was Squidward and he died in a good cause. Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4

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Pantheon has a hole in the roof. Shoddy builders.

Made of concrete though. The art of concreting was lost for centuries and reinvented by the Malley family Dublin. Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4

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More Nuns

Secret nun cam bags one as she passes. Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4

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Feckin’ Nuns

They’re EVERYWHERE ! What’s going on ? Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4

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Colloseum is closed Eeek!

Union meeting at the Colliseum means it is closed for the morning, and we got here super early to beat the heat. Oh boy it is hot but there are water fountains all over dispensing beautiful cold water which we take advantage of whenever we see them. Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4

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Catacombs

Bloomin’ hot today so went on an open top bus tour that had a roof (so and open sided bus tour really) and then spent the afternoon underground in the catacombs looking at 2000 year old graves. I couldn’t care less what we were looking at ‘cos the temperature under ground was 16c and I…

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Coffees pot spares

In the supermarket here in Rome they sell all the spare parts for cafeteria pots that you might need, even handles ! Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4

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Amish beard

This year my holiday beard style is Amish. Today at the zoo I was mistaken for Norwegian, (and confusingly, Spanish !) Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4

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Pizza pie

5 minutes after finishing this meal the restaurant suffered a power cut and we sat in total blackout for ages. Wendy refused to sneak off without paying the bill, of course. Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4

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No Crema

Crema is the foam on the surface of a good espresso but using this pot produces no crema. Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4

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Espresso set-up

Enjoying plenty of coffees, at home and when out and about. This is how the apartment is equiped, with stove-top espresso pot, enough for 3 demi-tasse. Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4

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Rome Zoo

Has elephants, lions, tigers and best of all brown bears that you can watch swimming through a glass walled tank. We later saw one peeing like a dog and Wendy reckons our garden in Canada smelt the same. Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4

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Park near where we are staying.

You can see St Peters beyond the park, which looks close enough to walk to. Trouble is the park enjoys the worlds largest collection of broken glass, rubble and humping hobos. Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4

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Rome ‘ere we come.

Highlight so far was watching Derek return his wallet to his ‘secret’ pocket after passing through the Gatwick security. It is pinned into his trousers and he looked dodgy rummaging around in there for ages. Should be pickpocket proof though. Published with Blogger-droid v1.7.4

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