Observe the sky in today's picture - looks good here and in real life it was as glorious as the Sistine chapel ceiling. A fantastic half hour of brilliant light, covering everything like a golden blanket, made for a long-awaited decent picture of the day.

Italian exam tomorrow - I've been watching Italian TV all day and going over some verbs. I also went over the Paul McCartney concert to celebrate Liverpool's year as capital of culture; a great gig on all levels...