We headed off for Genova at the weekend and we had quite an interesting train journey. Sitting opposite, as remarked upon by my three year old, were no less than three English speakers. I sat quietly and listened in on their conversation. It turned out that the three people were a couple of … [Read more...]
Golden nose
October 14, 2005 By Leave a Comment
The late Gianni Agnelli, the former boss of FIAT, had a bit of a reputation for having gone over the top in his younger days with his cocaine habit. He snorted the evil powder so much that, so the story goes, most of his nasal passages had been re-constructed in gold.Sadly, the temption of this … [Read more...]
Beppe Grillo
September 1, 2005 By Leave a Comment
If you would like to know who this guy is, click on his name. He also runs a particularly noteworthy blog, which is in Italian. To get there I followed the link in Montecatini Bloggers' Corner. I had heard of this guy before, but have to confess to not knowing that much about him, however, if … [Read more...]
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