Borromini m’enchante
I developed a sudden passion for Borromini’s work. It took me five years to start looking at Baroque Rome (too much to see for one city), and all I can … Continue reading
Sant’Ignazio
Rome is all about churches…so this morning I went to visit Sant’Ignazio to see the famous trompe l’oeil ceiling painted by Andrea del Pozzo. San’t Ignazio was built in the … Continue reading
snow
a very rare event: it is snowing in Rome. The city is all white and people are smiling
rainy rome
It feels like there’s a price to pay for the long-lasting warm summer in Rome: the unbearably rainy days of mid-winter, days spent in a depressed state of mind watching … Continue reading
North or South?
Salambo escaped to Naples for a two-day breathing break. While on the train, she wondered about the North-South border of Italy. It is well known that Italy as a country … Continue reading
The joy or hassle of shopping in Rome
This morning Salambo went shopping. It sounds like a very mundane activity not worth writing about, but shopping in Rome is one of the most energy-consuming activities. To shop, residents … Continue reading
The business of immigration (II)
Salambo finds racism is rampant in the city. Whenever administrative officers are being addressed by a coloured person, they ignore them as if they were not talking to them. A … Continue reading
Berlusconi
Yesterday Salambo saw Berlusconi by pure coincidence. She was walking past the Hotel de Russie on via del Babuino, when police officers were stopping the traffic and asking pedestrians to … Continue reading
the business of immigration
Salambo finds that Rome has a serious problem with immigrants. She has been helping her African baby-sitter Melina to become legal and finally get her work permit. The procedure has … Continue reading
Santa Prassede
Salambo had a free day. She was on her way to work when the metro suddenly closed, for an unknown reason (a regular occurrence in Rome). Instead of getting out … Continue reading
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