inSPIREd Sunday

Here's a doorway detail of a little
off-the-beaten-track church,
San Crisogono, which is in Trastevere.
It was built in the 4th century,
rebuilt in the 12th, and finally again
in the early 1600s.
[To see more churches from
around the world, go here.]

Lunch in Trastevere

This is my pal Blanche Dubois (no, not
that one—her namesake).
Blanche loves to travel with me
and has been to the opera in Budapest
and hiking in the Arctic.
So far this year, she's been to Venice,
Florence, and Rome (twice!).

[To see more Weekend Reflections,
visit James's meme.]

Shadow Shot Sunday

Wandering around Rome's Trastevere 
neighborhood on a sunny spring day—
bougainvillea (and shadows) everywhere.

[To see more Sunday shadows, go here.]

It's a sign

Appreciated the kind invitation, but I wasn't
tempted—I was on my way to lunch
at my fave place in Trastevere (which serves up
good Roman food like Mamma makes).

[Linking back to signs, signs.]

la libreria

This charming bookstore with
the pretty blue doorway
is in the neighborhood of
Trastevere, in Rome.

[Linking back to Blue Monday at
Magical Mystery Teacher.]

Thursday Challenge—"open space" (#2)

Here's the funniest street performer I've
ever seen.  He was doing his shtick
—mostly involving messing with the people
walking through the piazza (Santa Maria in Trastevere,
in Rome).  Here he's about to try to catch a
kid with that silly butterfly net.
(The kid thought it was funny too.)
[To see more of the Thursday Photo
Challenge, visit Dale's meme.]

The Weekend in Black and White

On a trip to Rome, I made my way up above
Trastevere and came upon a beautiful
old courtyard, seen here through the
doors of an equally ancient chapel.

[To see more monochromes, visit Dragonstar's meme.]

Trastevere

Back to Rome, and this scene in Trastevere—
I hate the grafitti, but I love the textures:
the wall, the cobblestones, the old door . . .

[Today is Traveling Tuesday.  To
see more, visit Sandi's meme.]

Photo Hunt—"one"

I was in the church of Santa Maria in Trastevere, in Rome,
and I saw this child's mother give him a coin and heard
her tell him he could light precisely one candle.
Well, i ragazzi saranno i ragazzi.  Mom moved away,
and the kid lit his one candle, then proceeded
to add about 10 more! (She didn't scold him, btw.)

[To see more "ones" visit tnchick's meme.]

photo Hunt — "machine"

A gorgeous day in Trastevere, in Rome.  I'm
focusing on the sun shining on the ochre
buildings and the cobblestones, worn down
by many centuries of Romans and visitors to
this beautiful city.  And what is my friend
(the guy) focusing on?  That's right—machines!
[See more machines here, at tnchick's meme.]

Mellow Yellow Monday

Took this from up on the Gianicolo (the Janiculum) hill,
looking down on Trastevere.  From street level, it's 
one of the most picturesque neighborhoods in Rome.  
From up here, what stands out are all those satellite dishes!

[See more Mellow Yellow here.]

abc wednesday - T is for "Trastevere"

. . . the Roman neighborhood where you 
can walk down a colorful back street 
and encounter—no one.

[Find more "T" words here at ABC Wednesday.]

Mellow Yellow Monday

This is one of my favorite places to eat in Rome:  Da Augusto, 
in Trastevere—where the locals outnumber the tourists 
by at least 8 to 1 and I've never been given a menu 
(as the locals never are either).  And the food is fabulous!

[See more Mellow Yellow here.]