04:43am The phone goes off, it's Al, one of my customers, I miss the call and turn off the iPhone and go back to sleep. 05:30am My sleep patterns have normalised, however, my body is still on Canberra time, up again. 06.15am Time to get up and have a shower so I can go for an early morning St … [Read more...]
The Colosseum, Palatine Hill, Vespa Museum, tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Make sure you visit the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, the Vespa Museum and the tomb of the Unknown Soldier are some of the key locations as we did when we visited Rome. When you visit these locations, with the exception of the Vespa Museum, realise there are going to be lots of crowds. Here are the … [Read more...]
Rome, Mamma Mia
After Mr. Engineer tweaking a few dials, a few hand waves and shaking the Captain's hand, it was time to leave Frankfurt and fly to Rome. It is amazing how reassuring a handshake is when you're sitting on a plane, and the Captain shakes the hand of the man in the fluro jacket who's just had his … [Read more...]