for breakfast every morning, fresh fruit at campo de' fiori!
then for a nice stroll in gianicolo, with a sweeping view of rome from the top.
grab a snack at aristocampo in trastevere...
the panini were so good, we went back four times and made friends with the owners...
one day we decided to check out david's ass in florence. michelangelo knew what he was doing.
why are all balconies so charming in italy? i found this one above ponte vecchio.
on that note, even random doors are so beautiful. though i don't know where the doorbell is.
another day, we decided to go to positano for lunch.
where i ate the most glorious homemade seafood pasta ever ever ever. if you are ever in positano, GO. you can find it at buca di bacco, right on the beach. i'm literally drooling as i type this right now.
aren't i an amazing photographer? :) more like, it's hard to take a bad picture of this place.. the sun, the sea, the flowers.. sigh.
the pantheon at night is magical.. something about the fact that it's been standing here, so solid, for so long. that i could stand in the exact same place as past romans, kings, gladiators, slaves, regular everyday people. it encompasses thousands of years of history, was built well enough to withstand all that wear and tear, and has witnessed so many stories played over and over again upon its front steps. i used to come here all the time to write in the evenings. thank goodness the mcdonald's that used to stand right in front of it is gone, that was kind of an eyesore (but i admit that i love their fries.. shhhh.... don't tell the italians!).
the time-old tradition of throwing a coin into the fontana di trevi for a speedy return to rome.
literally translates to "little one, you are mine." italian graffiti never gets old, even when it's just on the side of a trash can. roma, you are mine, as mine as you ever can be. ci vediamo presto, grazie mille per tutti i giorni, la mia famiglia e sempre la belleza...
(roma, firenze, positano, italia)
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