Baby's Day Out

In which no mention will be made of puking in McDonald's (it wasn't the baby either..)

The baby as per Bikey's request. Taken during one of the aunt's baby shopping sprees while the rest of us are already dropping with fatigue. I took the kids out for some air while we waited and am sure we were mistaken for gypsy beggars* by not a few passers by: I the distraction/ pity plea, a young mother carting a little baby and two mischievous imps to do the thieving..




Silhouette of Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano

(Edited to add- just realised the photo should rightfully be captioned "Fiddlers on the Roof" These figures are mostly on/ holding crosses it's true but still- Rome, fiddles, people on roofs, it all works!




Splashy fountain


almonds in a shop window. These street photos were taken while walking because no one would stop for my nonsense. Forgive the blur.

The Mikis Vive poster was pasted all around- I just looked it up and apparently "Mikis Mantakas was a Greek neo-fascist student who was killed in Rome more than 20 years ago. mikis vive = mikis lives" Anyone have any more info- I'm still not great at reading the Italian sources.


i liked the elegant spider web pattern traced out by the cables



These pictures unfailingly provoked guffaws from the young gremlins, and, inevitably, favourite question: WHY? "Eeeew! Dustbins! Oh my goodness! WHY? WHY?"

Earlier in the week: School Carnivale- Japanese style


*I know this is a stereotype and I wish Roma people well*