Thursday, January 31, 2013

A little bit of everything!

Epic sculpture exhibition in Rome by Xavier Marin, sculptor from Mexico.  His art inhabits the world of dreams and personal mythologies with a very physical presence. This is one of his works of art, exposed in Piazza San Lorenzo in Lucina. 




Black and White for the Trevi Fountain in honour of Federico Fellini famous movie, "La dolce vita" with Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg (bathing in this fountain in one of the most popular scenes, which was shot over a week in winter!!)




Soft colours for a roman sunset with good friends, the "Tupa Ruja" performing here in Via dei Fori Imperiali, close to the Coliseum in a winter afternoon






The Teatro dei Coronari, a very old theatre located in Via dei Coronari, close to Piazza Navona.




The Tiber in a cold winter afternoon....one of the few!!




Scruffy roman cat resting under a parked car taking sunshine wearing a coral beads necklace...! Quite funny!! Being a male... he'd rather wear a tie instead of a jewel!!


Monday, January 28, 2013

Images in music!



One more musical post! It was fun playing and singing this french song to use it as a musical background for this slideshow of some of the pictures I took in Barcelona, London and Rome. Just to make this blog a little bit more alive and present photos in a new way! It's amazing how much time is required to put images and music together...but it was nice doing it! Hope it's been worthwhile!! 



Saturday, January 12, 2013

Swans


A short drive to Trevignano lake to take a few pictures of the swans living there......
lago di trevignano roma cigno controsole




roma lago di trevignano cigno controluce




lago trevignano roma cigno bianco piedi neri




trevignano lago roma cigno
























lago trevignano roma cigno controluce gocca d'acqua




lago trevignano roma cigni riflessi nell'acqua




trevignano roma cigno bianco becco arancio




trevignano roma lago cigno piedi neri

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Songs lyrics and scattered shots


"I'm fixing a hole...where the rain gets it...and stops my mind from wandering........" the Beatles, Fixing a hole
rome saint peter tiber bridge landscape



"...may your heart always be joyful, and may your song always be sung....May you stay...Forever young..." Bob Dylan, Forever young
rome carousel old ladies sitting on a bench



"Sono io la Morte, e porto corona, io son di tutti voi Signora e Padrona..." Angelo Branduardi, Ballo in  Fa diesis minore



Chapter 1, we didn't really get along...
Chapter 2, I think I fell in love with you...
You said you'd stand by me in the middle of Chapter 3...
But you were up to your old tricks...in Chapter 4, 5 and 6....
Elvis Costello, Everyday I write the book
bookshop rome sant'agostino



"...I always feel like somebody's watching me...tell me is it just a dream?...." Michael Jackson, Somebody's watching me



"I know someday you'll be a star in somebody else's sky...but why can't it be mine?..." Pearl Jam, Black
Rome sky pink sunset

Friday, January 4, 2013

Orange


Exotic Rome



Meditation at Castel Sant'Angelo bridge on the Tiber


The Tiber


Garfield, my cat!


Via Margutta. Painting


Da Pancrazio...beautiful restaurant near Piazza Campo dei Fiori. Its basement rooms are set into the restored arcades of the 55 B.C. Pompey's Theatre (following 3 photos)










Giolitti Café....best icecreams in town...Ceiling


Wish this was my flat!

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Walking along the river

The Tiber, early afternoon walk, water reflections 
Saint Peter bridge tiber


Saint Peter through tree branches and winter leaves
Saint Peter Rome Tiber  branches


Wintertime in Rome....and yet....still autumn leaves
Rome Tiber water and orange leaves


Soft colors for the Tiber and its reflections
Tiber Rome water reflections branches and leaves


Castel Sant'Angelo through its mirror
Tiber Castel Sant'Angelo mirror


Light blue and grey water against yellow and orange leaves with... "a whiter shade of pale" in the corner