Italy played Ireland tonight, in Southern Italy, for the World Cup qualifying round. Italy had won every match in the round so far.
Robbie Keane scored in the 85th minute to tie the match, an incredible result against the reigning world champions.
This is not an April Fool!
After most of a day in Pompeii, we spent the evening in Naples. We got lost several times, ate pizza on the run, and felt just a little of the nervous energy that the city is famous for.
We posted a small photoset of Naples on Flickr. Also, as a special bonus, one of the photos includes a lengthy rant about a crucial detail of Rick Steves’s travel guide for Rome! (more…)
The Bugle’s Photochromacommunal Promulgators prepared, especially for you, a tour of the renowned archeological site of Pompeii. On October 29th, Will and Anita took a train from Rome to Naples, and from there to Pompeii.
Pompeii was a seaside town of about twenty thousand residents in 62 CE. In the preceding seven hundred years, it had seen quite a few conquerors come and go, never able to act as an independent power. It had also felt frequent rumbles from the nearby Mount Vesuvius, but nothing that threatened the town itself. It had been generations since the last eruption of smoke and ash, and that was mainly an agricultural concern.
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Thanks for hanging in there during the holidays! First, a reminder: the Caption Contest Round 3 will close January 7th, so add your caption now.
We have new photos from Rome to start the new year. On Tuesday, October 28th, we spent most of our time in Vatican City. There are two photosets, both reasonably sized (by Bugle standards).
And we have a preview, too:
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We worked diligently this weekend to post photos of our trip to Rome in late October. The collection is growing bit by bit. (more…)
Anita and I spent all last week in Rome — on vacation no less! There will be lots of photos on Flickr soon.
To get us started on the right foot, the Bugle is delighted to announce a new contest with a Very Special Prize. (more…)
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