tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post9057493932290256076..comments2023-10-02T16:20:05.107+02:00Comments on People become stories and stories become understanding: Rome today ...Di Mackeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-5649056323284270382009-03-13T22:56:00.000+01:002009-03-13T22:56:00.000+01:00Thanks Tara, and the prices didn't seem horrendous...Thanks Tara, and the prices didn't seem horrendously bad ... without airport taxes added. I always expect it to be more to the States ... taxes, an evil invention.<BR/><BR/>Rome ... I do love this city :)<BR/><BR/>I didn't find my glasses, Van ... the 'safe place' I am often mocked for, finally revealed itself as a hopeful fiction. I have no glasses but I'm surviving.<BR/><BR/>Holy cats yourself Gary, I love the look of where you live, love your pottery too. I think you're doing okay :) but if you and the Missus come our way, you must visit Rome and stay somewhere sweet with little statues all over the bridges.<BR/><BR/>Oh Giovanni! I am so sorry, I was a little bit careless, wasn't I. But the price of the flight home has kept me away from home for almost 5 years now. :( Poverino you, poverina me.<BR/><BR/>As for the other, grazie, I'm am having a truly excellent time in Rome. I priced the train to Genova,there's a Fabrizio De Andre exhibition on in Palazzo Ducale but I'm not sure my Belgian would be delighted if I were to disappear to the north of the country before going home.Di Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273089782589416134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-89437277431079304142009-03-12T22:06:00.000+01:002009-03-12T22:06:00.000+01:00Just by the way, my flight is 1euro each way, plus...<I>Just by the way, my flight is 1euro each way, plus 77euro in taxes. Stunning when you compare that to the cost of a flight to Rome from New Zealand.</I><BR/><BR/>Would you like to hit me on the head with a chair, while you're at it? I'm not sure I'm in quite enough pain. <BR/><BR/>Have a great time in Rome.Giovanni Tisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-16830355772261636502009-03-12T17:24:00.000+01:002009-03-12T17:24:00.000+01:00holy cats I'd love to live in a place with little ...holy cats I'd love to live in a place with little statues all over the bridges and whatnotGary's third pottery bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113249576164428106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-48525751931844966942009-03-12T16:32:00.000+01:002009-03-12T16:32:00.000+01:00beautiful shot, hope you find those glasses toobeautiful shot, hope you find those glasses toofuriousBallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158133736035219163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19028456.post-58450343651893280472009-03-12T16:25:00.000+01:002009-03-12T16:25:00.000+01:00I just bought two tickets to the US and they're 24...I just bought two tickets to the US and they're 247 euros each round trip - of course there's double that per ticket in taxes. Sigh. Really, I think the airlines are ripping us off with this tax and fuel surcharge bit. Fuel prices have gone down, yet we pay more and get less service.<BR/><BR/>On a brighter note, I don't have to remind you to have a wonderful time in Rome. xoparis parfaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.com