Friday, July 8, 2011

My life is Harry Potter

So yesterday the test went well, and then Sahrish and I went to Giolitti, which is maybe the best gelato I've had.  To illustrate, the nutella gelato I had is just cold nutella.  We think.  Today we took a trip to Sarco Bosco di Bomarzo and Villa Lante at Bagnaia.  The first is the sacred forest of monsters, which was a Renaissance exploration of the grotesque and riddles. 

Sphinx with (kind of) a riddle!

Pegasus, who is apparently on top of fountains often because he was so delighted that the 9 muses won a music competition that he stomped and opened some underground springs.

Turtle!

Whale

Leaning house.

greyhound puppy?

(starbucks) Siren with Cerberus (fluffy).  

Bears! 
  More Cerberus

Temple of Wisdom with Ricardo emerging

I was there!




Fresco map of the Lante residence.  We walked around in their gardens...
 ...yeah

Tiber

Renaissance people hadn't seen dolphins, but they often sculpted/painted them anyways.



 This bus was able to fit through Italy's narrow streets and sharp turns.  Knight Bus!

Italian countryside on the way back home.
I'm missing everyone!

4 comments:

  1. WOOOOOW the knight bus! I just was reading harry potter and read that! Hahahaahahhahha

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  2. Great post, Ellen.

    I like the Knight Bus reference. Metro needs a few of those.

    -Dad

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  3. We miss you too Ellen! The escaped pit bull dog is still not found so I took Breeze for a walk around the Sylvester track. She loved being back on the track! Have you read the New Yorker article on learning to draw?

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