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Saturday, April 16th, 2011
I think I’ve walked about ten miles today. We went up to Villa Borghese which is a large park surrounded by art galleries. We wanted to go in to the Galleria Borghese but you have to book up about a week in advance. You don’t have to book for the Galleria Nazionale d’arte moderna e […]
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Friday, April 15th, 2011
The sky was somewhat overcast today and so under grey clouds we traipsed down to have a closer look at the Colosseum possibly one of the most famous sights in the world. Right next to the Colosseum is the Roman Forum and the Palatine and so we wandered in and walked amongst the ruins. You […]
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Thursday, April 14th, 2011
On the Piazza di Campo de Fiori there is a market. It’s quite a small market and not particularly cheap but it is actually quite nice with a spacious feel to it and not too crowded. Tim munched oranges and olives, Mum pears and I bought home a little bag of apples to eat in […]
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Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
I walked around Rome – passed the Terme di Caracalla ruins and to site of Circus Maximus where you can get some lovely photos of the back of the Palatine. I then walked towards to Capitoline Hill passing a couple of lovely small churches. All the churches in Rome are free to go in but […]
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Monday, March 7th, 2011
Sunday was glorious. I convinced Mum to drive me to our local DIY shop to buy some flooring for my kitchen before she went to partake of the Promenade Concert at the Fitz. Then after cleaning the floor up in readiness I spent some time with a cup of tea on my rocking chair. Fancying […]
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
This cold weather has preserved little patches of crisp white snow everywhere, so cycling around outside feels very scenic. Today was a day of crisp fresh air and frozen water. I cycled to the Fitz to attend a talk by Dr Adrian Popescu from the Department of Coins & Medals on the ancient coinage of […]
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Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Darkness creeps in at four o’clock everyday and I really wouldn’t mind hibernating around about now. Yoga was tough on Monday evening – fun at the time but afterwards the aches kick in! We had a new teacher – Paula – who had a very fluid style and we moved from position to position as […]
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Friday, November 19th, 2010
I have had a super week cycling to the FitzWilliam for their lunchtime talks. On Tuesday I went to panel discussion in gallery 3 at the FitzWilliam which focused on sculpture and commerce. Chaired by Tom Flynn the panellists Nick Turvey, Timothy Potts, Adriana Turpin and Josh Lilley were all discussing if art had sold […]
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Monday, September 13th, 2010
Tim, Mum and me hired a car and drove up to Shrewsbury on Friday. We’ve found a great place that lets you hire a car for £55 from Friday to Monday which is perfect. On Saturday we drove to Attingham Park to have a look at the C18th Regency house that is undergoing a massive […]
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Sunday, July 18th, 2010
Last day in Grenoble. We went to buy supplies from the food hall Sainte-Claire Les Halles and the outside market. We decided such exertion deserved cake and some we went to Pain et Cie to share a Tarte Tatin and check out the wifi connection. The internet is quick and free and the cake was […]
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