Shadow Shot Sunday

I've seen glassblowers at work, but I still can't imagine how
this oversized statue—on Murano, of course—was made.

[You can see more Shadow Shots here.]

Photo Hunt — "hard to find"

These long-stemmed beauties are all but impossible to find even
here in NYC—but easy to locate at the Rialto Market, in Venice.
And the price is right, too—at 10 for 4 euros (about $5.25).

Skywatch Friday

This lovely corkscrew lantern belongs to the 
church of Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza.  The church was 
designed by Borromini and begun in the 14th century 
as the chapel of the University of Rome
 (known as "La Sapienza").

[You can see more Skywatch here.]

Thursday Challenge — "brown"

This, so they claim, is part of the robe and belt
worn by Saint Francis of Assisi.  It's now displayed
in the Santa Croce church in Florence.
(Who hung onto this garment?  How did they know?)

[See more "brown—or add your own— 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.]

That's My World Tuesday

Well, it was my world for a few days this month.  
This is Bernini's famous 1651 fountain of the 
Quattro Fiume, in Rome's Piazza Navona—with 
representations of a river for each of the continents
 known at the time.  This one is the Danube.

[See more of the world here.]

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.]