04/11/2005
Oh, the irony!
Packing for Rome... only to discover budget airline has 15 kilo limit... Can I walk the streets of Rome in no clothes just a pair of shoes?
It would be a different pair each day... three changes a day...
No, I thought not.
Apart from the fact that this would cause mass panic as people rushed to cover their eyes, or, if they were too slow for that, fainted at the site of enough spare tyres to equip every Vespa in sight with new wheels, I'd get cold and wet; this is November.
So, that's the shoes out.
Now, how many handbags can I take?
Shrieks of horror from everyone who knows me... 'Do you want to have your bag snatched?'
OK, so bags are out too.
Some smart clothes... after all, we are staying in a smart hotel?
'Puleeeeese! Do you want to draw attention to yourself? And absolutely no jewellery.'
So, how about some nice beads?
'You mean the ones that look like real pearls? Are you kidding? Do you want to
draw-'
OK, OK, I get the picture!
Will someone please tell me why I'm going to Rome?
And... if you happen to be there at the same time and see a scruffy middle-aged mum with a money-belt throwing her shell suit out of line... come over and give me a hug- I'm going to need one!
Love to all, and happy reading everyone!
Susan
It would be a different pair each day... three changes a day...
No, I thought not.
Apart from the fact that this would cause mass panic as people rushed to cover their eyes, or, if they were too slow for that, fainted at the site of enough spare tyres to equip every Vespa in sight with new wheels, I'd get cold and wet; this is November.
So, that's the shoes out.
Now, how many handbags can I take?
Shrieks of horror from everyone who knows me... 'Do you want to have your bag snatched?'
OK, so bags are out too.
Some smart clothes... after all, we are staying in a smart hotel?
'Puleeeeese! Do you want to draw attention to yourself? And absolutely no jewellery.'
So, how about some nice beads?
'You mean the ones that look like real pearls? Are you kidding? Do you want to
draw-'
OK, OK, I get the picture!
Will someone please tell me why I'm going to Rome?
And... if you happen to be there at the same time and see a scruffy middle-aged mum with a money-belt throwing her shell suit out of line... come over and give me a hug- I'm going to need one!
Love to all, and happy reading everyone!
Susan
