Monthly Archives: June 2009

I’ve got a little time now, people, before I go out for the evening, so I thought I’d try to write a bit about Milan before I get too backed up in my writings. Today is my third and final … Continue reading →

Hello again, dear readers. I have moved on to another Italian city – this time, Milan. The football (soccer) game between Italy and Brazil just ended with Brazil winning 3-0, so I guess there are a lot of disappointed people … Continue reading →

Here I am now in Venice, the city on the water. How does it feel for me to be here again? Rome is a city for the ages – the Eternal City. Florence, with its art and imposing buildings, is … Continue reading →

Here I am, folks, back in Florence – but this time in a different internet cafe (or ‘internet point,’ as they call it here) on the other side of the river Arno, near the Pitti Palace. I just had dinner … Continue reading →

I am now writing from the city of Florence in Italy – or as it’s called in Italian, Firenze. I arrived here yesterday morning by train. I wanted to try to write last night, but I had a rather late … Continue reading →

Hi, everyone. I’m still here in the Eternal City at the end of my fourth day here with one more to go. Things have continued to go fairly well. The weather was bright and sunny yesterday but once again overcast … Continue reading →

All roads lead to Rome.That’s the old saying isn’t it? Well, I guess that was true at one time, when Rome was the center of the western world. It may no longer be the center of the that world, but … Continue reading →

Tomorrow will be June 4, 2009. As many of you may have seen on the news, it is the twentieth anniversary of the Chinese army going into TienAnMen Square in Beijing to crush the student protesters camped out there. Of … Continue reading →