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Even if I have to spend most of my days working, I try to at least find good places to work from. Here are two of my favorites:
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13th century italian poetry in seventies punk music
While reading about thirteenth century poet Cecco Angiolieri (in the excellent La Bella Lingua by Dianne Hales) I found myself recognizing the words of his most famous poem S’ì fosse foco. The lines felt vaguely familiar, something I thought was strange – italian poetry is not usually my thing. Finally, it was the last line […]
Pope in the fuse box
In out apartment, it’s almost impossible to use anything electrical while the washing machine is running – the fuse goes out immediately. The Italian solution to the problem? Put a photo of the pope in the electrical cabinet. I don’t know if this says more about Italian religiosity than the quality of Italian electrics…
Three days in Rome
First impressions: The heat! No wonder wealthy Romans in all ages have headed out of the city for the summer. The always present sound of ambulances. The way the town has grown in the gaps between the ruins. Three days in Rome is nothing, so I didn’t even try to see all the “must sees”. […]
It has begun
So, I have started another blog. This is my fifth one, but it’s my first travel blog and the first one in English. There is still some work to do on the layout and configuration, but everything is starting to fall in to place. At Traveling Swede I will write about my life traveling the […]