Cycling home one night earlier this term, I heard the sound of a piano being played on the bridge of Silver Street. The next night when walking to meet a friend for dinner I heard an accomplished pianist serenading an enraptured companion, against...
2) THE MUSEUM Right, second up, it’s the museum. Museums are to me what the gelato is to Italy: life support. Now, there’s no question that the Vatican Museums are a truly magical place. Knowing you are standing under the same roof as...
Having recently been back to stunning Siena on a sneaky pre-university trip with my mother, I simply had to take her to see the famous and important Lorenzetti fresco series of Good and Bad Government. Once again, I was struck by the figures, by...
Having been lucky enough to do a good amount of travelling in the last year one thing I have learnt is that it is great to get an impression for the place before you go. How? Lonely Planet, Baedaker (those of you who have...
When I heard we had a field trip to the Haywood Gallery to see an exhibition by Chinese artists I was intrigued. I know very little about the Chinese culture, mostly learnt from Disney’s Mulan, but I was very surprised at the works I...
