Head's Newsletter 27 April 2018

CLASSICS TRIP TO ROME

19 senior Classicists spent the latter part of the Easter holiday exploring the Eternal City. The punishing schedule meant that the boys saw and did far more than most people would cover in 4 days – as the wearied limbs and blistered feet can attest! Highlights of the trip included the Colosseum, Trajan’s Markets and the Circus Maximus – the latter of which involved a very entertaining and competitive race from which some of the party are still recovering! In addition to the standard classical delights, boys were treated to a day in Tivoli to the Renaissance pleasure palace that is the Villa d’Este, a hike through the staggeringly beautiful Villa Gregoriana, as well as a tour of Hadrian’s spectacular imperial palace. The final afternoon constituted a visit to Rome’s ancient port of Ostia which was a real revelation after its multi-million pound restoration. No Classics Trip would be complete without mountains of gelato, endless plates of pasta pomodoro and the perennial delight that is the Tiffin Classics Talent Show. My thanks as ever go to Mr Karski and Mrs Attenborough for giving of their time so generously and to the boys themselves whose enthusiasm, interest and good humour made for a most enjoyable and valuable trip for all.