Marvelous!
Found at fffound – super take on the classic poster.
50 words is not a lot
50 words is not a lot – although a lot can be said in 50 words – check these mini sagas.
Photosynth – Arch of Titus, Rome
Just before I left for Rome, Microsoft Live Labs officially launched the Photosynth tool which allows you to arrange and share your photographs in a completely unique way and explore those photos as if you were looking at the detail of the real world.
It is kind of hard to explain – so explore my first synth of the Arch of Titus in Rome either by clicking the embedded version above, or the full size version over at Photosynth. It is really easy to explore, just click away and watch how you can zoom into details of the arch.
10 things about Rome…
Back from 5 days in stunning Rome – it is difficult to put into words how beautiful the city is, even after a couple of days back in the UK I’m struggling to write a blog post – so I thought I’d write a list of my most abiding memories:
- Take comfortable shoes, ones that you can walk A LONG WAY in – I took some Spring Court shoes, very comfortable – but after two days of walking, they (and my feet) were wrecked. I ended up buying a pair of comfy Nikes for the last few days.
- Take lots of storage cards for your camera (or a laptop/hard drive to download each day) – you will take a lot of photos. Here are a selection of ours.
- Eat away from the main tourist areas – we were given some great suggestions of places to eat, and they were ALL away from the main tourist squares and ttrations. This saves money, but most of all increases your chances of finding fantastic food.
- Find ‘Sant Eustachio il Caffe’, and order cappuccino there – you will not be disappointed. It is here on the map.
- Allow good time for the Forum – there is a lot of it, and lots to see. To me, much more enjoyable than the Colosseum.
- Visit Trastavere and the Porta Portese market on Sunday morning – there are some great finds to be had in between the usual market fodder. I bought some beautiful old postcards which I’ll show here soon.
- Find a bar – and sit outside, people watching in the evening. Rome is so busy, you’ll need to relax and there will be plenty of people to watch.
- Eat late – a few times we spent longer doing number 7 than we anticipated, and ended up eating at 9.30 / 10.00 pm – it was worth it, the restaurants are busy, buzzing and full of interesting people.
- Plan your days and get extra value. Tickets for Palatine Hill, Forum and Colosseum are ‘all in one’ – 14 euros per person, but they must be used in 48 hours. Don’t buy them at the Colosseum, buy at Palatine Hill for less queues (we did). The Vatican Museum + Sistine Chapel is free on certain days – check this out in advance (we didn’t – but the fee was worth it).
- Take your time – Rome is a busy capital city, but so beautiful & romantic that it deserves you slowing down to enjoy the sights, sounds, smells and tastes.
A selection of my photographs…
10 years today…
This is me & Mrs Rutherford , ten years ago today – we’re off to Rome for a few days break.
Will update twitter (and automagically, Facebook) while we travel – but the PC will be off while we’re relaxing and seeing the beautiful sights, sounds and tastes of Rome.
Think you can be faster than Usain Bolt?
Like most people I was doubly impressed with Usain Bolt this week – smashing both the 100m and 200m records whilst winning Olympic Gold.
Now you have a chance to race him yourself – in true old school track and field style – I hit 9.61 and 9.82 in two attempts… I think my keyboard maybe mashed!
A hotel built from shipping containers…in Uxbridge!
The town where I was bought up – makes architectural news – and the BBC!
Ikea Solar Panels?
Ikea to sell solar panels? I assume this is self-fit, I can see accidents. Good news though.
Baseball – in the Olympics? Hold on a minute…
Apparently Baseball is an Olympic sport (todays Live Search photo!)– then I demand Cricket, Darts and Snooker!
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