Time capsule 5 Sept. It was Aug 24 in 79 AD that the mountain Vesuvius exploded and buried four towns in its aftermath, of which Herculaneum and Pompeii are the most famous. It was only because a Latin writer named Pliny the Younger sent a letter to Tacitus describing the death of his uncle that a record existed about the towns. Pompeii and the other towns were buried under a layer of ash of more than 6 meters thick. Instantly all life was extinguished and encl...

Sept 3 2014 All roads lead to Rome and Rome was not built in a day, are two more expressions which are used in the English language. I know of another one, a Dutch expression: Zo oud als de weg naar Rome" which translates to: "As old as the road to Rome”. This is used when you talk about something which may be or looks old. This “Old Road” to Rome does exist and is called the Via Appia. The road was constructed around 300 BC and was used for ...

2014-09-02 When in Rome do as the Romans do...??? I have used this expression often myself but... I think I refrain from using it from now on. Having been in Rome now for two days I had to deal with and observed others dealing with people at several different levels. I won't be doing as the Romans do as I would turn into a rude unhelpful person. Perhaps it is the harsh sounding language, I don’t know but this lot is not all that friendly towards foreigner...