No gardening during the last week as we were in Roma! Our first visit and it won’t be our last. After living La Dolce Vita on the Via Veneto on Saturday night to celebrate Jon’s 40th birthday, we did as the Romans do on Sunday morning and promenaded in the parkland of the Villa Borghese.
The boating lake in the Villa Borghese, Rome.
I was very impressed that they have managed to retain their boating lake. I hope that the contractors currently renovating Sefton Park in Liverpool reinstate the boats on their (much larger!) boating lake, but that’s probably too much to hope for.
One of Jon’s presents was a garden gnome from Cathy, but he’s not just any old gnome, he’s wearing a Liverpool Football Club strip – see below!
Stevie G
He was briefly called Kenny (after the King) but as Jon pointed out during the match against Atletico Madrid, if we don’t win anything we may have to Kill Kenny at the end of the season (one for South Park fans). So when Steven Gerrard was awarded a penalty in extra time we promised that we would rename the gnome in his honour if he stuck it away. How could we doubt him! So Stevie G is currently residing on the lounge window ledge until we find somewhere suitable in the garden where he can’t be damaged by rain, wind, frost, sunlight etc.
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November 12, 2008 at 11:38 am
for those who also want to take a walk in Villa Borghese I suggest to plan your to Rome on vacation rentals in rome where you can choose from a selection of hotel rooms and apartments for any budget..ciao