Killer pizza from da Michele – the original Neopolitan pizza (now we know where Franco Manca got their formula..). We had to queue, but it was worth the wait:

We visited Pompeii which was great. I’ve never seen anything so old. Sunset views were stunning:

It rained a lot during out Pompeii / Vesuvius visit. I liked this umbrella though, which we saw as we came out of the Forum in Pompeii.

I was quite surprised, however, to find it sitting on the door mat of my communal stair. As I live in a flat, I share a post box with the other flats. I was led to believe that the return of my documents would be secure, but apparently not. They didn’t even want a signature.

Highlights included:

Bangor pier:

Camping on Shell Island (with views over Snowdonia):

The Talyllyn narrow gauge railway in Tywyn:

More here..

First, a some pictures from Sarah’s birthday trip to Southend-on-Sea.

Second, from the Good Friday meeting at Herne Hill Velodome.

(yes, that cyclist does appear to be chasing a motorcycle – as is common in motor paced racing)

Boris’s Bus Blunder – www.KenLivingstone.com/Transport – Join Ken Livingstone’s call to Recall Boris’s Transport Manifesto

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A Luther Burger, also referred to as The Luther or simply a doughnut burger, is a hamburger, specifically a bacon cheeseburger, which employs a glazed donut (such as a Krispy Kreme) in place of a bun.

Be careful where you tread, there is some careful phrasing taking place on that site. It is well known that Chicken McNuggets are made of mechanically separated meat, but they prefer to call it ‘carefully boned’. I don’t know about you, but carefully boned and mechanically separated conjure very different images.

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