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After a three-train journey complete with screaming children and a midafternoon transfer in Italy s summer heat, I couldn t have asked for a better place to land than the Hotel Vilon.
Just a quick taxi ride from Rome s main train station, the 18-room mansion-turned-boutique hotel is tucked away on a quiet side street, within easy walking distance of key sites in the city s historical center.
But after getting settled in what still feels more like an exclusive art-filled residence than a hotel, with rooms and terraces overlooking the private gardens of the Palazzo Borghese, all I could think was, who would want to leave?
Posted : 2021-07-16 11:05
Updated : 2021-07-16 14:41
The two photos show Robert Rapson, U.S. charge d affaires ad interim to Korea, in 1985, left, when he first served in Korea, and in 2021. Rapson leaves the post Friday. Captured from Twitter
Acting U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Rob Rapson announced in a tweet Thursday that he was leaving the post and returning home this week. Farewell Seoul ― It s been a great 36-year run for US-ROK relationship with more to come! Proud to have been a part of it, especially the last 6 months as CDA (charge d affaires), his tweet read. He returns Friday.
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Stefan Behling, head of studio, Foster+Partners, said, “The joy of the project was to peel back and rediscover the layers of history throughout the building and revealing its eclectic past, which ranges from the historic painted ceilings and the frescoes by Fabio Cipolla, both from the 1890s, to the more recent graffiti artworks by Afro Basaldella. Palazzo Marignoli has seen so much throughout its history, and we feel truly privileged to be able to be part of its newest phase of life. Especially, as Rome is one of my favourite cities in the world.”