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I arrived last night after a delayed flight from Montreal - heavy rain and thunder. I am back in the Garden of England, enjoying a little rest. The last week in the parish was very exhausting - three funerals, moving all my stuff to Stowe, a diocesan meeting and then flying home! Once again, I will sup with fellow blogger and friend Father John Boyle, otherwise known as South Ashford Priest, on Wednesday night. We leave for Rome by train on Sunday - back on Friday. We will be staying at the Paul VI Residence, which is literally next to St. Peter's Square. I will put my new parish into the hands of the Prince of the Apostles - also we will make the Pauline Year pilgrimage to St. Paul's Outside the Walls -I think a plenary indulgence is on the cards! Other than that, we have a few particular favourite Churches we like - Sopra Minerva, Santa Croce and I want to try and get into the Chapel at the English College - I have never been able to before. We also have a particular little restaurant in Trastevere, in one of the back streets, that we are very fond of - specializing in boar (that's not roasted 70's liturgist, that would be 'boor' and 'bore,'- but wild boar!)