photography

Well, I’m finally here! The flight was long and I left my down pillow in Amsterdam, but I got here unscathed and after the earthquake happened (I think, anyway….). I’m only posting briefly right now; Chang-Ling and I need to go to the grocery store before it closes.

Tres cani Romani. . So, I’m really missing Oslo and Mies every time I see a Roman dog. Last night we saw three of them on the way home (this is the street that we live on). I tried telling these people that I have two Weimaraners, but they spoke

Gelato per tutti., originally uploaded by callieo!. I have never seen so much gelato! It’s wonderful, especially when served affogato. Molto bene! I’m only allowing myself one a day….

Mercato Romano., originally uploaded by callieo!. I’m taking as many photos as possible, using this great opportunity to hone my photography skills. I thought this was an especially beautiful composition. Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel Exposure: 0.05 sec (1/20) Aperture: f/5.6 Focal Length: 42 mm

Sant’ Eustachio, originally uploaded by callieo!. Reported to serve the best espresso anywhere, and I live about a ten-minute walk from this caffe (It’s in a small piazza right behind the Pantheon). Spendy, though. Three euro for this doppio espresso con panna. They have a rival about two blocks

Italian nun., originally uploaded by callieo!. So, after looking at one of my classmate’s photos, I’ve decided to focus more on the Italian people as subject matter, rather than architecture and inanimate objects. It must have been fate, because while we were enduring a long wait at the

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.