Patrizia, Giuliano and Giannino live in the town of Cerro Maggiore, near the station of Rho, a short train ride from Milan. In Greek, the letter Rho (ρ) is also the name of a south-east Aegean island. A rocky outcrop near Kastellorizo, it was inhabited for many years by a remarkable lady, the ‘lady of Rho’. Every day of her life there she raised the Greek flag in very close view of Turkey. Rowing there from Kastellorizo with her husband and mother, she was soon alone as they both died shortly after arrival. She rowed her mother’s body across the sea back to Kastellorizo alone for burial, then returned to Rho and continued the flag raising until she died.
Follow this link for the fascinating story:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_of_Ro?wasRedirected=true
Photos: ‘Pig Island’, an art installation in Milan; Can someone tell me, is this Tibulus and Fibulus, or Romulus and someone else? Leaving Milano Centrale.
Hi Ari and Martina,
I think the mosaic is Romulus and Remus. Love reading your blog.
Hope you are both well, although the gasps from Damian sitting next to me reading ahead do not bode well, nor does the glimpse of a photo of a bandaged foot! I’ll find out in a sec.
Take care,
Love Lara xoxo
Hi Lara! Thanks for info! Nice to hear from you. Just letting you know that I’m about to upload a photo of the toe without dressing! It’s a little Frankenstein-esque. Glad you are enjoying it, say hi to Damian!