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My favourite
Pasta with fresh lobster, roast potatoes the Italian way (with rosemary) and a glass of cold Pinot Grigio.
Date: 05/07/21
Views: 638
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A current read
Every time the mighty King hits the spot.
Date: 07/07/21
Views: 594
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My sun lounger
Showing the flag.
Date: 07/07/21
Views: 646
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The Fly
Not convinced by my Jeff Goldblum sun shades.
Date: 07/07/21
Views: 674
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A Roman Snack
Smoked ham; fresh meats; fried treats; meatballs in tomato sauce; local Roman wine...
Date: 09/07/21
Views: 646
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A Home Made Soup
Home cooked chicken, mushrooms and courgettes in a delicious stock. Fabulous.
Date: 09/07/21
Views: 712
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From Tivoli you can see all Seven Hills of Rome
I visit here virtually each year for 60 gone by.
Date: 10/07/21
Views: 579
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Italy
Italy are hoping for two wins Sunday - Wimbledon followed by Euros2021. Here's a Pimms to them.
Date: 10/07/21
Views: 606
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My flat (almost)
So 40 years ago I almost bought a flat here for about #10K - a lot of money then; just as we were due to complete my lawyers discovered the "owners" didn't "own" it! Italy!
Date: 10/07/21
Views: 615
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The new hotel replacing my flat (almost)
So now four decades later the entire block has been demolished and replaced by a 5 star hotel - the first in Ostia.
Date: 10/07/21
Views: 608
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Ostia - outside my flat (almost)
The beach outside my flat (almost).
Date: 10/07/21
Views: 595
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The view from my flat (almost)
More sand and sea...
Date: 10/07/21
Views: 739
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Lord of the Flies
A disgruntled King at the exact spot where my luxury apartment should have been.
Date: 10/07/21
Views: 689
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Hundreds of trees; the oldest road in the world
Thousands of years old; Roman Emperors used to travel from Rome to the port of Ostia...
Date: 10/07/21
Views: 623
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My favourite road in the world
Every year I drive down it and think of those days gone by - through Eur - out to the sea.
Date: 10/07/21
Views: 779
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