tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post7417269845013818351..comments2023-11-03T12:44:19.948+01:00Comments on Orwell's Picnic ~: Visting the VaticanHilary Jane Margaret Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03771332473693479830noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-82222784092567348252009-01-29T11:17:00.000+01:002009-01-29T11:17:00.000+01:00Crankycrankycranky...Crankycrankycranky...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-12122249014543030982009-01-28T15:34:00.000+01:002009-01-28T15:34:00.000+01:00Extraterritoriality is the state of being exempt f...Extraterritoriality is the state of being exempt from the jurisdiction of local law, though the place remains the sovereign territory of the guest country. Just like embassies. We don't call the British Embassy in Rome "Britain"; "Oh, I'm just going pop up to Britain for tea with H.E. Edward Chaplin..." Making distinctions makes me happy.<BR/><BR/>Yes, alcohol consumption has plummeted faster than sterling... exams are upon me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-7125608891973666522009-01-28T11:46:00.000+01:002009-01-28T11:46:00.000+01:00Don't be silly. It's extra territoriale, which mea...Don't be silly. It's extra territoriale, which means it's the Vatican. <BR/><BR/>You need to make fewer distinctions. You'll be happier.<BR/><BR/>and are you drinking enough? You always get cranky when you don't drink enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-38368427862551836442009-01-27T23:00:00.000+01:002009-01-27T23:00:00.000+01:00That's not "The Vatican"! The Vatican is that litt...That's not "The Vatican"! The Vatican is that little walled city attached to and including St Peter's that is perched atop the mons vaticanus. This little palace is one of the extra-territorial properties in the Campus Martius belonging to the Vatican City State.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-28899941784997948302009-01-27T20:16:00.000+01:002009-01-27T20:16:00.000+01:00I enjoyed the pics, thanks!I enjoyed the pics, thanks!Agelliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305597900813126268noreply@blogger.com