798 FCO Rome Intercontinental

Click HERE for the bronze statue of Leonardo by Assen Peikov (1908-1973)!

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I just hope it never happens that I have to wear one of THOSE masks!

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And I saw a large group of Japanese wearing health masks! Awful!!

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And yet, Dear Diary, a few years ago I was at FCO, Rome's airport. The Fukushima disaster had just happened...

797 The Puppet's Museum

To know more about the Puppet's Museum in Lisbon, click HERE.

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I have a soft spot for masks.

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This time I intend to visit the Puppet's Museum. There is a great collection of masks.

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Dear Diary, in a few hours we shall be in Lisbon...

796 Drinking On It

To know more about the old planets and the new future, it is useful to (re) read *The Betrothed* by Alessandro Manzoni, especially chapters XXXI-XXXVII (31-37).

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To the new future!
To the old planets!

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Oh! Mr Tony, nice to see you. Care for a sparkling glass?

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Yet, what Mr Tony said, bothers me greatly...

Thinking of Rome: 4, Er Carciofo (The Artichoke)

Artichoke. Graphite and pastel-pencils on canvas board // 20 x 20 cm (8" x 8" inches).

795 On the Ship's Deck

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Oh, Hell! Let us face this boredom bravely.

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Do I have any business in this town? No! I do not!!
Are there any coffee/cocoa/etc. fields to buy? No, there are not!!!

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Hum hum hum... Lisbon? Lisbon?? Hum hum hum... Lisbon... so what???