Wednesday, June 02, 2004
Another month slipped by, and nothing to show for it. Least of all a suntan. Spring has resolutely refused to arrive this year, which only means that there will be no water shortages in summer. It's all very displeasing. The city is geared up for sweltering long days, and all that arrives is a stiff northerly breeze, cloud cover and heavy, frequent showers. I blame Donald Rumsefeld, and why not?.
May of the Monuments came to a natural end, at the end of May (unsurprisingly). The papers denounced it as a failure; hotel bookings down, museum attendance down and so on. The reasons were probably more to do with the weather and the threat of terrorism rather than the hundreds of people who gave up their time and money to organise and run the events. However, it is difficult to do anything other than on a Saturday or Sunday morning, which means one is limited to two events a week.
The European elections are approaching and Naples is smothered in posters for a myriad of parties. Nobody knows what they stand for or why they should vote for them. The photos of the candidates look like bad modelling photos; man in thoughtful pose, chin resting on fingers; man in stern but confident pose; and worst (or best depending on your point of view) of all, a man standing for the far right party headed by alessandra Mussolini, who has donned specs to make him look like a man of the people. Unfortunately, they contain a reflection of the camerman and assorted flunkies.
Of course it's not all fun. A centre left candidate in pompei, stronghold of the Camorra, went to work last Monday, failing to come home again. He was found, headless on Wednesday. His head is yet to be found. The police suspect foul play.
May of the Monuments came to a natural end, at the end of May (unsurprisingly). The papers denounced it as a failure; hotel bookings down, museum attendance down and so on. The reasons were probably more to do with the weather and the threat of terrorism rather than the hundreds of people who gave up their time and money to organise and run the events. However, it is difficult to do anything other than on a Saturday or Sunday morning, which means one is limited to two events a week.
The European elections are approaching and Naples is smothered in posters for a myriad of parties. Nobody knows what they stand for or why they should vote for them. The photos of the candidates look like bad modelling photos; man in thoughtful pose, chin resting on fingers; man in stern but confident pose; and worst (or best depending on your point of view) of all, a man standing for the far right party headed by alessandra Mussolini, who has donned specs to make him look like a man of the people. Unfortunately, they contain a reflection of the camerman and assorted flunkies.
Of course it's not all fun. A centre left candidate in pompei, stronghold of the Camorra, went to work last Monday, failing to come home again. He was found, headless on Wednesday. His head is yet to be found. The police suspect foul play.
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