Siena Palio
Posted On Wednesday, June 30, 1993 at at 11:50 PM by AlvinOf all the Italian towns, Siena holds a special place for me for its Toscana beauty and of course, it has the annual Pailo - a horse race of great atmosphere and pride for the winning "principale" of the year. Also nearby we can visit the many gorgeous towns of San Gimignano for its medieval rock-throwing towers, Assisi for its churches, Toscana for its sunflowers and Montepulciano for its famed red wine.
Travelling With Dave and Becca down South
Posted On Thursday, June 10, 1993 at at 9:11 PM by AlvinDave and Becca came for a visit in June and we enjoyed their company for 2 weeks. Apart from catching up on old times, had a few games of squash and 5-a-side with my Italian friends followed by some major pasta cooked by Mandy, we headed down South for a long weekend in Positano, Amalfi and the island of Capri. We were told by a local old man of a "bagno" in Amalfi and we had a "cool off" there.
Dave and I went back a long way since Surrey where he was studying for a Ph.D. in Robotics and I did a Ph.D. in Electronics. We were serious squash players in those days and would train for hours and hours after work.
