Italy....Pic thread

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

We went to Verona, Italy after Christmas and took a few (300) pics. Thought I would share a few.

This is a statue of Juliette Capulet in the courtyard of her home. Rubbing her breasts is considered good luck. We got a kick out of the toddler with the rainbow gloves.



Juliette's balcony



Italian architecture



Tiny, narrow, crowded, city street

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear theNotoriousP.I.G....

Nice pictures!

Whew, and those crowds...

Looks like it was a madhouse!

I'll bet you still had fun, though...

Thanks for sharing, sweetie!

:hug:

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

24. Hey Peggy

It was madhouse and lots of fun too. Here is a picture I forgot to include...

an Arena built in 50 AD...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. Aren't those old arenas something else?

We saw some in Libya, back in 2005.

BTW, your card arrived today! Thanks, sweetie...:hug:

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

2. Awesome pics... I used to go to Verona on school field trips

The older I get the more I miss Italy, with all its quirks and warts and all.

Italy is a fun place around this time of year. I am especially fond of New Year's Eve celebrations. I remember going to Bologna's Piazza Maggiore (its main square) and seeing big papier mache' old man being burned while a baby papier mache' with the new year was being celebrated.

[LeftyFingerPop]

3. Great pics!

I bet you guys had fun!

:hi: :hug:

[Call Me Wesley]

4. Nice pics!

O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
C'mon up here already and rub my breasts. They're itchy.

Wow, was it this crowded?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear Call Me Wesley!

ROFL!

That is NOT how it goes!

Very imaginative of you, still...

:rofl: :rofl:

[Richardo]

8. !

:spray:

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

13. It was insane

and there seems to be a cultural thing going on that demands that you write your name in pen or on paper all over the walls with your lover's name. A younger couple waited until everybody was out of Juliette's tomb and then took pictures of themselves kissing and then the girl got into the tomb and her boyfriend took pictures.

[Call Me Wesley]

15. Yes, it should give your partnership a good fortune,

like it gave Juliet and ... Okay, scratch that. It's probably more like a reminder for divorce attorneys: "See this? Pietro and Maria Forever in luv? I made six gazillion lire out of it!" (That's about € 600.--) ;)

[MrScorpio]

6. I was watching Rick Steves in Italy last night

He went to Verona too and a few other places

I'm envious

[CTyankee]

7. I ADORED Verona when I went in May of 08!

I thought I would hate it...the idea of Juliet's house turned me off because I read how the balcony is a big fake, put up there just for tourists. But the little courtyard and the house were so charming as was the rest of Verona that I just fell in love with the place. I particularly liked their Colosseum and they had a very nice outdoor market where I got some nice leather.

Were you on a tour or a family related vacation or just a trip?

[Callalily]

9. Thank you theNotoriousP.I.G.

for the brief travelogue. Hope that you had a good time.

:hug:

[Xicano]

10. Luv the pics thanks NotoriousP.I.G.

LOL at the kid with the rainbow gloves.

:hi:

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

11. A bidet!

[Call Me Wesley]

14. How funny.

Everyone knows Europeans don't wash or shower.

It's a drinking fountain!

P. S. Why did you toss the towel on the floor?

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

16. You're pretty smart, ain't ya CMW?

but it relates to Americans...I was overjoyed to see a bidet...finally! I quickly found an excuse to go in and tinker with it, without actually using it...

HerrHerr had no reason to be curious about it, he's a fucking European afterall...

My best friend Caleb, an American, hadn't even ever heard of a bidet. He obviously started tinkering around with stuff...I had to clean up the straight shot of water that went flying onto the floor after he was done in the bathroom.

[Call Me Wesley]

17. I'm not a smart man ... but I know what a bidet is.

I grew up with one. I don't think any more modern buildings have it anymore, and probably most Europeans would shrug their shoulders if you'd ask them what a bidet is (or come up with some very funny answers, like: "Georges Bidet! He wrote 'Moby Dick!' What do I win?") That's sooo 60's. ;)

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

19. Bidets are a dying breed?

Stop the world, I want to get off.

[Call Me Wesley]

21. You need a bidet for that.

:rofl:

Nachty! :hi:

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

23. Cheeky Monkey!

Get yer ass in bed. Nachty zurich.

:spank:

[bigwillq]

12. Great pics.

Thanks for sharing. :hi:

[Dystopian]

18. You must know...

Do you? Yes, you do!:hug:
Do you know how happy I am knowing how happy you are?
These are beautiful pictures...thank you for sharing your joy!
:loveya:

peace~

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

22. Thank you

my sweet Dystopian :hug:

I know...it was good to distract myself. I love you sweet woman.

[NewJeffCT]

20. Thanks for the pics - we didn't go to Verona

when we went to Italy earlier this year (April)

[Xipe Totec]

26. El Callejon del Beso (Kisser's Alley)

Legends from Guanajuato, Mexico

http://www.donquijote.org/guanajuato/info.legends3.asp