Alone in Rome. Staying at Ciak Hostel on viale Manzoni. Eating dinner with a group of strangers. That quiet night walking alone to the Colosseum and back. Watching the 2,000-year-old edifice in the strange yellow light of the night. Popping in for a gelato, coffee and nut flavour. Giving my map away to random strangers.Continue reading “Fragments of events from the past”
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Graffiti collection
A collection of the best and funniest graffiti spotted during my time in Europe, from the superbly skillful to the banefully basic. Close to the University of Amsterdam, Dec 2010 At the corner from a psychedelic cafe I was dining at Close to the University of Amsterdam, Dec 2010 In a very dodgy area IContinue reading “Graffiti collection”
See Naples and die
Neapolis, Napoli, Naples. These are the names given to one of Europe’s oldest cities – for which the Italians have the saying, vedi Napoli e puoi muori, that is to see Naples and then die. So if one cannot die without seeing Naples, then last Tuesday I have truly lived. Naples is the city onceContinue reading “See Naples and die”
Ciao Nonno Arturo
Nonno Arturo and Nonna Matilda I just received news that Nonno Arturo has passed away. Roberta’s Facebook update dated 3 hours ago means he must’ve passed away sometime before 9pm on Sunday 13 March. I don’t really know how to describe how I feel at the moment, except that I mourn. I mourn with allContinue reading “Ciao Nonno Arturo”
Wan Phing Lim 