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bella roma!

A collection of 93 issues

Beggar woman near the Vatican.

Beggar woman., originally uploaded by callieo!. How ironic that people like this beg outside the Vatican walls, a place disgustingly pregnant with riches. I realize the important contributions the Catholic church has made to art and architecture, but it all just seems so hypocritical to me.

Quattro Italiani!

Italiani!, originally uploaded by callieo!. These guys cooked our last dinner as an entire group (we ate out last night before everyone left, but you-know-who and you-know-who-else weren’t there). Anyway, I love the hamminess of the Italians! And the dinner here was good, but not as good as the

Inside the Pio.

Inside the Pio., originally uploaded by callieo!. These are the first flight of stairs I climbed several times a day while I was here. They lead to our design studio on the 3rd floor (or piano, as they say in Italy) of the Palazzo Pio. It’s a beautiful building

Gros bisous.

Gros bisous., originally uploaded by callieo!. All dressed up for dinner in my French dress and Italian stockings. Alora!

The Pio.

The Pio., originally uploaded by callieo!. The exterior of the Palazzo Pio, or Pio as we’ve coming to affectionately call it. Although as I’m posting these, it’s empty. 🙁 All the design students have gone home except for me and Liz. She leaves early tomorrow morning and I

Amicci Romano!

Chang-Noce and Chang-Lush, originally uploaded by callieo!. Me and Chang-Ling, all dressed up at the studio, with *lots* of places to go!

Our balcony.

Our balcony., originally uploaded by callieo!. Is it dry yet? This is a shot from our apartment balcony – Via del Governo Vecchio 34. Anyway, the washing machine is in that little closet. It takes forever to wash clothes. Like two hours for one full cycle! Crazy.

The Catholic Church.

In costume at the Vatican., originally uploaded by callieo!. Alora, va bene. The Swiss Guard, whom I saw when I went to St. Peter’s Basilica yesterday. Unfortunately, because I had forgotten to bring a scarf to cover my shoulders with, I wasn’t allowed in (although I did get

Fiori.

Fiori, originally uploaded by callieo!. So, my last two days in Rome were spent just basically bumming around my favorite spots, taking lots and lots of pictures; I didn’t have the mental capacity for any more museums and would have loved to have gone to Richard Meier’s Jubilee

Affogato.

Affogato, originally uploaded by callieo!. Tre Scalini at the Piazza Navona. My last made-in-Italy affogato. Waaaaah!