The Capital Spectator is signing off for the rest of the year and trading in the usual routine for a week in Italy. After a year-end diversion of walking amid the grandeur that was ancient Rome, indulging in gastronomy, and otherwise soaking in the local environs in one of the world’s great cities, The Capital Spectator will return on Monday, January 5, 2015. Ciao. All the best for year ahead… Happy New Year!

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