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We got back to Milan after our summer break, which was spent mostly between Genova and a little place called Ponteinvrea near Albisola, which is near Savona, if that helps.  Not much to report, although I’ll scribble a little about the hols and other things shortly.

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I’ve yet to have a wander outdoors to see if Milan is coming back to life after the summer shutdown, but the heat is still making it’s presence felt – and it is still a strange feeling for an Englishman to come back from holidays to weather which is still sunny and hot.

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+Alex Roe is from the UK, but has lived and worked in Milan, Italy, for many years. Alex has been interviewed by the BBC on Italy issues. He tweets news and information about Italy to over 37,000 Twitter followers via @newsfromitaly on Twitter.

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