the Rome Blog

A couple of weeks ago I had a friend come to visit me in Rome, and I took advantage of my new status as tour guide to make another visit to Ostia Antica. Walking down a hallway somewhere near the thermopolium, we were surprised to find a small owl curled up in a niche in the wall:

(thanks to Rachel for the photograph)

Actually, having a friend visiting Italy was a great excuse to visit Ostia Antica again (more…)

A couple of Sundays ago I was walking along the bank of the Tiber when I saw what I first took to be an otter paddling along near some reeds in the Tiber. I’m told it was actually a strange little creature called a nutria (more…)