Somewhat unsurprisingly the Alitalia auction has fallen through and all the bidders have run away as fast as their little legs could carry them. You see, instead of letting go of this money draining leviathan, the Italian government has been setting lots of conditions for the sale of this … [Read more...]
Boy, is it hot here in sunny Milan.
July 19, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The pavements are literally squirming underfoot. It is, I imagine, a bit like walking along the back of a huge snake, and it almost feels as though the sidewalks are alive. Weird.In fact, it is just the heat of the sun which turns the asphalt to syrup, making the pavements become soft and … [Read more...]
Too many spamments
July 19, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I seem to be getting loads of useless spam at the moment - something like 250 spam comments everyday. So, I have activated the feature that only allows people to leave comments if they have had an initial comment approved beforehand.I'll see how this works out and if it can cut down on the … [Read more...]
Watch it!
July 17, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Be careful around Milan's central station at the moment, particularly the area shown in the photo. There is a band of kids who specialise in stealing things from handbags operating in this area. They are bold and quite adept and have even gained some media attention with some items on the news here, … [Read more...]
Intense heat in Milan
July 16, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The heat here is intense. It is boiling hot and the sun is unrelenting as it lasers down from a cloudless sky, indeed any clouds that have the temerity to attempt to form in the sky above are quickly and unceremoniously disintegrated by the suns scalding rays. It's almost as if the sun is saying … [Read more...]
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