Since the advent of the Corona virus and all the subsequent problems, I don't yet feel like travelling. However, one of the places I would one day like to see is the Domus Aurea of Nero in Rome .
I was reminded of it today, when I received my regular text from Delanceyplace.com . This email consists of excerpts from books, and today's was from Haunted , by Leo Braudy. It was a discussion of the origin of the word grotesque , which comes from the Italian word grotto , meaning a cave.
Here is a little quote from today's Delanceyplace excerpt.