Scorcher!

As I write this, the game has already started for the match between Germany and Turkey in the semis of the Euro Cup. Turkey has an uphill task of causing an upset to win against Germany tonight. But, it is not impossible. Who knows, the underdog may just get its day...

Meanwhile, who ever wins or loses, it isn't going to make much of a difference to the weather here in Rome. Today it was at a scorching 34+ deg Celsius! It was so hot that last night, my room felt like an oven. I couldn't sleep at all till a little after 3 a.m. So now I am a little drowsy, though, not enough to make me fall asleep on my desk writing this entry.

Most of what I need to do for today has been done and now I only have to cool down as the evening gives way to the night which is still about an hour away. I say an hour because right now it is already approaching 9.00 p.m. but the sun is still setting outside! By 10.00 p.m. it would then be sufficiently dark to say it is night. The heat convection that follows after the sun sets, makes the rest of the night utterly warm, hot and sticky to the body which is wondering how to get down to sleep. I know summer can be hot. But I didn't expect it to be THIS hot!

Oh, today would make it my count of being exactly one year here in Rome since I first set foot to this crazy city on 25th June of last year. Imagine! I managed to survive this far...

(update: Germany defeated Turkey, 3 - 2)