La vida loca from Copenhagen to Singapore/La vida loca fra København til Singapore

19 floors above the ground with the sun pouring through the ceiling to floor windows. A far cry from grey skies and snow. La vida loca and the magic of modern technology has brought us safely and comfortably 9,956 km from Copenhagen to Singapore.

På 19. etage med solen væltende ind i gennem gulv til loft vinduer. Det er langt fra den grå himmel og sne. La vida loca og den moderne teknologis magi har ført os sikkert og behagligt 9,956 km fra København til Singapore


The flight to Frankfurt/Turen til Frankfurt


The long trek from terminal A to terminal B at Frankfurt airport/Den lange gåtur fra terminal A til B i Franfurt lufthavn.


Check out the hanging condiments/Impørende tilbehør


The last leg - Frankfurt to Singapore/Sidste strækning- Frankfurt til Singapore


Yes - better with a gin and tonic/Ja - det er bedre med en gin og tonic


The view at breakfast ca. 9,956 km later/Udsigten ved morgenmad ca 9,956 km senere

9. Rome i August - A late lunch

Our last full day in Rome and what a day it has been - sight seeing, shopping and eating. The most important being eating! Late lunch at Antonio's, which is 2 mins. from our hotel

A glass of the local white wine and the ever excellent bread

Salad with mozzarella - looking like huge eggs

and my favorite the fried porcini mushrooms

Then some home-made paste with minced wild boar and cheese

Washed down with a delightful verdicchio 

Finally coffee and ice-cream at Sant Eustachio

8. Rome i August - Hot, exhausted but still loving it

It has been yet another beautiful and hot day. We had still not seen the Colosseum, so the first order of the day was to catch a horse carriage ride to this famous landmark. It was only 9.30 am and already the sun was burning down from the relentlessly blue skies. At the Colosseum I had a culture shock - there were masses of people! At the Forum - there were masses of people! So after the carriage ride we took a short walk to the ruins at Largo Argentina.

Riding through Piazza Venezia

The maddening crowds at the Colosseum and the Forum

Still a very impressive piece of construction

Ahh... the enjoying the ruins at Largo Argentina

7. Rome i August - Drinks on the roof terrace

One of joys of the hotel, is its excellent roof terrace. We had drinks on the roof terrace and finally a pasta supper on our own terrace under the velvety moonlit roman skies.

As the last rays of sunlight colored the sky behind the Pantheon

The moon shone over the Forum

And we enjoyed our cocktails

6. Rome i August - A roman affair - Cul de Sac

After a day of scorching 36 C, it was time for a late afternoon walk to Pizza Navona and on to our all time favorite enoteca - Cul De Sac.

We gave up walking to the Coliseum - it was just too hot

The start of our late afternoon affair at Cul De Sac. An excellent earthy white wine from Sardinia, crusty, chewy bread and a plate of cured meats and cheese

Followed by  a crisp Lazio white and our pasta with Sicilian sauce - a rich tomato sauce with eggplant and Sicilian cheese. 

5. Rome i August - Pantheon - heaven and earth

The Pantheon has been hallowed ground for nearly 2000 years and that history is a living, tangible creature. At 9 am this morning it was  peaceful - far from the maddening hustle of tourism

The clear late summer blue and the cool fountain blue

The pure sunlight captured by the great eye of the Pantheon

The long cool marble floor grounding the structure

A space filled with saints and angels

4. Rome i August - Roman felines - top cat at Rome's zoo

We spent a blazing hot morning at the Bioparco aka the Zoo. Here we met several fine feline specimens doing what felines do best. So who is the top cat? Our vote went to the zoo cat.

The Leopards were napping

The lynxes were napping 

The Sumatran tiger was napping 

 The zoo cat - alert and totally owning the open enclosures