Sunday, March 10, 2013

Saturday walk



Sunshine in Rome...until today! From tomorrow rain and storms are on our weather forecast....so....just took the chance to go downtown and take a few more pictures before bad weather comes back again in this crazy month of march!!




In via della Vetrina, in piazza Navona surroundings, I found this nice Internet Café....must tell my daughter Marina about it!!!

 



Ponte Sant'Angelo (bridge leading to Castel Sant'Angelo)....It seems that a lot of things happen on this bridge!!! meetings, music, sales, entertainment!!





 Street music...Percussions....Home made!!!!





Love lockers....:-)




Beautiful paintings....using coloured sand!




Mr. Bojangles... Bob Dylan would sing...




Nice contrast





South American notes





Selling sun glasses in nice frame!




Same bridge...different location! Heaven

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Saint Peter's in the Vatican



Saturday morning....strange weather...so strange to walk around St.Peter Square when no Pope is there...









St. Peter holding the golden key, in front of the Basilica




Tourists buses



















Pilgrim




Police at work




Ecco la Croce del Signore, Fuggite forze nemiche....ha vinto il leone di Giuda (Behold the cross of the Lord, Be gone all the evil powers, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David has conquered)




Lazy tourist sitting on the floor









St.Peter statue dominating the square....dark thoughts...
It is believed by a long tradition that Peter, after a ministry of about thirty years, travelled to Rome and met his martyrdom there in the year 64 AD during the reign of the Roman Emperor Nero. His execution was one of the many martyrdoms of Christians following the Great Fire of Rome. According to Origen, Peter was crucified head downwards, by his own request because he considered himself unworthy to die in the same manner as Jesus.




Guys in a pond




Back home, a few kilometers out of town

Monday, March 4, 2013

Here comes the sun!

After days and days of heavy rain springtime has come to Rome at last! 

Roma....la città dove l'ocra, il rosso porpora, il bianco dei marmi delle facciate delle sue chiese si fondono in uno spettacolo per gli occhi, l'argentea trasparenza dell'acqua delle sue innumerevoli e imponenti fontane, i sapori delle sue pietanze, l'arte in ogni angolo delle sue strade, la storia nascosta in ogni sua pietra, gli intrighi e i segreti della Chiesa, le leggende che si confondono con gli avvenimenti del passato, i sogni degli innamorati che qui sono diventati realtà....tutto questo è ciò che la rende unica.....eterna

From the top of Spanish steps, in piazza Trinità dei Monti




Rome colours




Relaxing in the sun




Blurred rooves....Well, this is made on purpose...but...this is the way I see if I am not wearing my glasses!!




It's always nice to let one of the numerous painters here make a good portrait of yourself!




Reading while sitting in the sun at Spanish steps




 Roses offered by sellers (usually indians!) but in this photo he got the wrong persons: the lady said "please don't...I'm allergic to flowers!!!"




Among his paintings of Rome




Skeptical lady




Piazza San Silvestro....statues taking the sun too!








Cheerful Vespa!




Piazza Navona. Ladies and paintings through the Four rivers' fountain...




....and Spanish nuns enjoying the eternal town!




Still at piazza Navona. Bare feet!




Police checking artists' permission to sell their paintings




Foreigners enjoying Rome at piazza Navona...




Same day....different clothing!!




Talking to this nice man, a University professor from Granada living in Rome




Roman pigeons!




Making friends....




One more portrait taking




At piazza del Pantheon. Centurions at work...




...and lazy driver waiting for customers in the sun




....waiting for customers too...no hurry! Looks like everybody takes it easy in Rome!




Filling a bottle with fresh water, piazza di Spagna, la Barcaccia fountain




The colours of life...Red, the most emotionally intense colour...and Blue, often symbolizing sadness and loneliness...a portrait of myself...




Red wheels




Patient horse at piazza di Spagna!