Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Gritty to Sublime

Typical Italian art.
Garbage collection - bring your garbage to the dumpster and the city takes it away.
Souvenirs for gladiators (grandsons - don't get your hopes up)
Gladiator actions figures (sons - don't get your hopes up)
T-shirts galore
Trevi fountain before obscured by a mob of tourists.
"Starving" artists selling their wares.
"Starving" street musicians.
Lots of postcards and posters of Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday.
Origami made from reeds.
Out of Rome and into the country...


Showing the old city of Bocchignano to the Valentines.















A visit to our friend Marisa to say good-bye and to see her beautiful flowers!
She prepared some gelato for us.
A beautiful drive through the country to say good-bye to the Guidara family.


Brother Guidara showing us his garden shed.
Another gelato cake served to us.

We love this family!!!

Driving home through more beautiful countryside.

This is a photo memory imprinted on my heart.

4 comments:

  1. you guys are going to miss your gelato!

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  2. loved all the photos shared..they are just beautiful.;)

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  3. You take wonderful pictures that help us get a little glimpse into your world.

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  4. Dear Claudette~
    Thanks so much for sharing your mission with us. I hope you make this blog into a book to treasure forever. Rome will miss you and Jeff, but we are very happy you're coming home! Safe travels.
    love, Debbie xoxoxo

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