Diary of a Dissenter: A Week From My Window

Italy — 'where . . . every event hides a secret plot [and] no story comes to an end because the beginning is unknown, but between beginning and end we enjoy an infinity of details.’ — Italo Calvino

When in Rome . . .

FRIDAY

It seemed inappropriate to say so last week, but we really had a most beautiful time in Rome, where we visited for the first time in three years. Our last trip was in February 2020, just as the first rumours of a ‘pandemic’ were trickling down from up north, in the region of Bergamo, another town for which we have a great affecti…