Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Diego the kitten, exploded beer, church seeing etc.

I'm watching you Wisowski, always watching...

snack break

the following photos you are about to see are Diego and his scheme to worm his way into our hearts and stop us from taking him to the shelter.


on a particularly normal day...
we gave him someone his own size to pick on
hahahaha! he only just started doing that at this stage

this is in the window of a chinese massage place, so cute and they even threw in a mini coffee set for the italians

rapunzel?

whats that ben? you bought another pair of boots?! how could you!
Ben's daily slide to work



rent can be settled in one note...


matthew
 



A church of a martyred saint..i forget
Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore seeing some more churches with matthew\



the floor of the church Santa Maria Maggiore, when you go in here, dont look up, look down, the floors are so beautifully tiled

the famous mosaics of Basilica di Santa Prassede, very very old church


now kids, dont forget your beers in the freezer...

finally, here is the pic of dan in rome
romans also play pass the parcel
always end on a happy note: happy four year anniversary Ben, love you like we were first years


Sunday, August 7, 2011

Terme di Caracalla (baths of whoever that is), and a bit extra

on the way to the ruins of one of the main roman baths in the city.

they are really impressive ruins, very high walls but completely destroyed. except for some of the mosaics on the floor, this place would have been amazing in its former glory. its a really gigantic complex and could hold 2000 bathers at any one time.

some of the left over mosaics

one of the main warm pools would have been in front of where im standing


better preserved mosaics, its quite trippy walking on contrasty modern looking mosaics that are as old as the massive ruined walls all around you


mosaics that covered the walls lie in pieces on the floor




some mosaics for you cally





this is no longer at the baths, we were somewhere below the collosseum, looking for a park


just walking around.

and we found a park eventually. if you are ever at the collosseum and youre looking for a nice park to eat your lunch. go to the colosseum metro entrance, facing the collosseum turn left and  cross the large traffic intersection, head through the gates and find a shady spot. we camped here for a while, drawing and eating, while we were here...

... we saw 2 bridal parties come to get their pics with the colosseum in the background, how romantic. couple number 1. we saw this pair catching the train a while later, not cool on your wedding day, not cool!

the second bridal party were the real italian deal. with the cars and fashion to prove it. how about this for a patriotic wedding!

then back at home. wanted to show you.. yes, our bathroom. those who have been to our flat will know that getting this picture would only be possible standing on tipy toes ontop of the rickety toilet but i wanted to show the other of you where the postcards and pictures get put up, thanks to everyone who has sent us cards and been in pictures that are on this wall. the black spot on the floor is diego always on the prowl.

this is my new strawberry jug! cute hey. and delicious snackwiches a 'la ben

Friday, August 5, 2011

Random pictures that got lost along the journey but deserve to be seen all the same

Pictures that were misplaced or i was too lazy to upload i suppose :) teehee!
this someones birthday celebration at work. ben and gianni

building in Dijon, France

another building in france, that ben and i in the reflxion on the left, and also on the right!

building in Dijon

mini street light in france, so cute!

the last company dinner we went to at navona notte near piazza navona


primi piatti

ben and gianni again


On a great holiday in Beaune France

anybody seen ben?

france, the land of dreams

france had a lot of mini things...

but this is in italy, mini tic tacks


jelly babie in the park, my favourite thing!