Week 11: Freedom!

Week 11: Freedom!

Tweet A quick bit of self-promotion: the calendar for my June online talks is now up, please do take a look! What a difference a week makes! Last Monday all restrictions on movement within the region were lifted, yesterday we went to our local, Pigneto Quarantuno, for...
Week 10 – The End of the Roman Quarantine?

Week 10 – The End of the Roman Quarantine?

Tweet Today ten weeks have passed since the Monday evening when, while making pasta e fagioli (it was still winter back then) I heard the announcement of the national lockdown. And so the Roman Quarantine began. Over the past couple of weeks there was a slight...
Roman Quarantine – Day 63

Roman Quarantine – Day 63

Tweet Day 63. Nine weeks since the Roman Quarantine began. We’re now a week into the so-called “Phase 2” and things are definitely getting a little more normal: the streets are no longer as deserted as they were, but it’s all very cautious. Masks are being...
Roman Quarantine – Day 62

Roman Quarantine – Day 62

Tweet First things first: here’s a quick plug for the online talks I’m doing for the rest of this month. Email me for bookings info at understandingrome dot com. This morning I took a trot through the Aurelian Walls, where caper flowers are already in...
Roman Quarantine – Day 61

Roman Quarantine – Day 61

Tweet This evening my third online talk on Rome’s origins: Salt, the She Wolf, & Spin was once again fully booked and was great fun. I’ve outlined a programme for the rest of the month here, and also have requests for some private groups including one for a bunch...
Roman Quarantine – Day 60

Roman Quarantine – Day 60

Tweet I went on another epic walk across town today. Porta Maggiore, 8 May 2020. Photo by the author Past the Baker’s Tomb at Porta Maggiore, over the Esquiline Hill to Santa Maria Maggiore, where I popped into say hello to the Salus Populi Romani which Pope Francis...