READy to try : READ dating? Finished: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Reading: [Waiting] [1000 days in Venice] “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” much like my two cities…city P and city F. In city P, this government building is open and people can enter freely looking for…
Mini-me, Alitalia and Taco Town
Warning: Mini-rant about Alitalia A friend from CA is flying in tonight via Moscow. Yes, he’s been in -35C weather for part of the week while out on business. Plus, he’s Indian, and as he told me, “Me and the cold don’t get along well. I can’t wait for 0 degrees!” He had booked Alitalia,…
Bucked off the Bureaucracy Saddle
So, I’m here in London, lovely London. The next best place to home. The place where you can get Cadbury’s mini Creme Eggs, an Indian curry and Bangers and Mash within a block’s radius. Yes, I’m being spoiled. But, back to my bureaucracy story. You didn’t think it had finished, did you? That like all…
Back in the Bureaucracy Saddle Again
So, while we are down in Puglia for the holidays, stuffing our faces and do as little as possible, we do have a real and important task while we’re down here. We have to pick up my Permesso di Soggiorno, which is a permission of stay while you’re in Italy. Technically all visitors, including tourists…