Another trip to the Cascine Market and Daisy's European look is almost complete!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Daisy rocking the Euro Style
Another trip to the Cascine Market and Daisy's European look is almost complete!
Queen peach
Another person I saw in Venice; I think she's a local. We imagine she looks like what Princess Peach would look like in 50 years- she was very classy!
old Asian tourist in Venice
I saw this guy in Venice- probably the only person who could pull off this hat other than a gondolier!
Venice, the town of creepy masks
There are a ton of schlocky, crappy and creepy masks here in Venice, and a few very cool masks. The one that I have on in the picture (with the Simpson like overbite) is apparently a traditional style Bauta mask, and the one Daisy has on is a Columbine. There's also a bird-like mask, which is called the Plague Doctor's mask...
romantice evening gondola ride
We had a romantic evening gondola ride in Venice. Incredibly cliche, but worth every euro! Such a wonderful way to spend the evening!
Who flipped the "Autumn" switch on?
In one day, it turned from summer to fall here in Florence! Thankfully, I packed a leather jacket, but I quickly needed to get a pair of gloves and a scarf... next up, I'll have to find a hat!I don't know what I'm going to do when winter finally rolls around!
Green Grocer
This is a drawing of our favorite green grocer at the Mercato Centrale. Sadly, we didn't get there in time today, as he was closing up by the time we arrived. Even though he doesn't speak a word of English, Daisy is able to describe what we need for dinner, and he's very nice and patient with us (and very flirty with Daisy!)
Shopping at the Cascine Market
One of the hard things with packing for a three month stay in Europe is packing enough clothes. After a month of wearing the same clothes every day, it was a relief to find the Cascine Market and get a couple of new things to wear.
(also, people in Italy tend to dress nicer than our typical LA style of t-shirt and jeans)
Italian 70s Gangster
one of the few tv shows that is actually good on Italian television (not just campy and silly) is Romanzo Criminalehttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242773/
the show is about a group of young mobsters in Rome in the 1970s
Even though i don't understand what they are saying, i can understand most of what is going on because hey, it's a mobster show. Crime translates in any language
in truth, i hope to find a dubbed or subtitled version of the show when i get back to the states. It appears, after doing a little research, that it is actually a mini-series,
Monday, October 12, 2009
The cutest Roman Centurion
Daisy and I have been having toy withdrawal, so we started collecting Playmobile toys. They have a whole Roman themed line, which are surprisingly accurate! We even learned a thing or two from their depiction of a Roman Aquilifer!Bistecca alla Fiorentina
We had an amazing home-cooked dinner tonight of a Florentine style steak. I am too full to draw!
One of those Medicis (I think Cosimo II)
Went to the Vasari Corridor today- saw a bunch of portraits of the Medicis. They are very interesting looking characters- I think it would be fun to do a series of sculptures of them one day.
Sistine Chapel
After four days in Rome, my feet were killing me from hiking all over the city. I apologize for the terrible drawings in Rome! We were having such a wonderful time, I was exhausted by the time I sat down to draw...This is me at the Sistine Chapel...
The Silver Fox
For breakfast every day in Rome, we ate at this wonderful Sicilian cafe. There was this classy gentleman that Daisy and I referred to as "The Silver Fox," who obviously ran the place. Sadly, this drawing does not do him proper justice!
Dorkus Maximus
All around the Coliseum (aka the Flavian Ampitheatre, which Daisy likes to refer to as the "Flava-Flavian Ampitheatre), there are these guys dressed up like Roman Legionnaires. I find this funny, as a history nerd, since this isn't what gladiators looked like at all.
This guy in particular stood out to me with his headband, cut off sweatpants and t-shirt underneath his costume. I found him too funny not to draw! (The cigarette was added for dramatic effect)
Piccolo, per favore!
After a month in Italy, Daisy's doing quite well at ordering food at the market in Italian. I'm her mute husband.
bust of the Aussie tourist
On the way home from Cinque Terre, we overheard this Aussie tourist jabbering away to his friends. Man, was he annoying!
l colore di soldi
Another of our guilty pleasures with Italian television is l colore di soldi, or "The Color of Money." This is a typical Italian game show- I can't tell you exactly what the objective is, but they have a bunch of screens that are color coded and a sexy lady who's sole purpose it is to dance and point in the direction of the colored screen.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
beach veiw
On our final day in Cinque Terre, we treated ourselves to a full day at the beach in Monterosso. We rented a beach umbrella, two chairs, laid out in the sun, got a massage and drank compari. It was a wonderful day! (we felt so spoiled!)
Hiking in Cinque Terre
There's a beautiful hike between the towns of Cinque Terre. We hiked between Vernazza and Monterosso the first day (which is the longest and hardest hike)- man is it a workout! The following day, we hiked the rest of the trail going from Vernazza to Corneglia, to Manarola and ending up in Riomaggiore.
El Gigante
At the end of the beach in Monterosso (in Cinque Terre), there is this enormous ruin of a sculpture left over from an Art Deco outside dance floor that once overlooked the ocean. You can read more about it over on Daisy's blog...
man at the bar with a pipe
While enjoying some apertifs before dinner (Campari and Orange), I observed this man smoking a pipe nearby.
view from the castle
Went to Cinque Terre for the weekend and stayed in the wonderful town of Vernazza. The first night there, we climbed to the top of their watchtower / castle and watched the sunset together.
bust of the french tourist
I saw this man at the Uffizi gallery- it literally looked like his face was melting!
La Dolce Vita
During my time in Italy, I've been growing out my facial hair. In the last hurrah for my mustache (because it was driving me crazy at this point), me and Daisy did a photo shoot in Florence at night- pics coming soon!
Damn European sizing!
Trying to figure out what size your jeans are in Italy is a pain in the ass! (I ended not buying anything after all!)
Rainy day in Lucca
After our adventures in Siena, we then went to Pisa and Lucca. Sadly, it rained a bit in Lucca, but it was still a wonderful city and we had (yet another!) delicious meal.Pisa is also quite cool if you take some time to step away from the Field of Miracles and explore the rest of the city...
stranded in siena
After having a wonderful dinner in Siena, followed by a half liter of wine on the Campo, we walked down the hill to the train station to find that we had missed our train going home. (poor us!)
After a few phone calls, we finally found a place to stay for the evening and were happily able to explore more of Siena the next day.
happy birthday to me
For my birthday, Daisy said I could eat wherever I wanted; at this point, I was getting tired of Italian food. We found a nice Chinese restaurant and i had a wonderful birthday dinner! (also, at the time of this drawing, I should have a mustache, but I forgot to draw it)
Melanie Moore
Daisy and I have become obsessed with this late night Italian variety show, "Tra Sogno e Realta" (Between Dreams and Reality), which stars Melanie Moore. You can read a more in depth description of the show on Daisy's blog here.... Needless to say, this is Italian television at it's finest!
Walking Gelato
we have been doing a ton of walking, but also eating a ton of Gelato
by the end of our adventures, i expect to have very toned legs and a very doughy belly
by the end of our adventures, i expect to have very toned legs and a very doughy belly
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