Ruminations on Rome (1)
I’m off to Rome for a weekend break – not with my wife Vee but with my sister Silvia. For about a decade now, my sister and I have tried to have a short holiday together without our spouses and this is our ninth such break.
It will be my third visit to Rome, but the previous trips were years ago – in 1978 for a family holiday and 1992 for a trade union congress. I think that this is my 11th visit to Italy – as well as Rome, I’ve been to Venice, Florence, Milan, Turin, and Naples (where our Italian mother was from).
I have no idea how the Italian state functions, but I love Italians and Italian food and the country has so much history and culture to enjoy. Our weekend should be fun …