tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post3557529096411076003..comments2024-03-28T10:35:48.853-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Roman HolidayMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-63642823586015908312013-02-09T01:06:55.801-08:002013-02-09T01:06:55.801-08:00I'm happy to report that you can view the ...I'm happy to report that you can view the 'Now' shot from the painting using Google Street View. <br /><br />Very Cool---<br /><br />What a great trip to Italy!<br />Thanks Majorwalterworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18319070921534941313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-6114677166516239892013-02-04T09:39:27.863-08:002013-02-04T09:39:27.863-08:00I have several images of paintings from that same ...I have several images of paintings from that same vantage point that I use as class illustrations, but I am not familiar with the posted example. I'm going to guess late 1700's, and a French artist, but it's hard to tell for sure.<br /><br />It must be a popular vantage, I would love to see a modern photograph from that spot. I wonder if Google Earth can produce it?<br /><br />Thanks for this trip abroad, Major. Very cool.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-74138854203054994942013-02-03T03:38:02.308-08:002013-02-03T03:38:02.308-08:00Interesting busts atop the building in the top pic...Interesting busts atop the building in the top pic. They are busts. You can tell that because they are busted.<br /><br />I like how nearly everyone in the Spanish Steps pic seems to be in their finest. As Caesar advised all his closest enemies, "When in Rome, do as the Carthaginians do!" Thanks to their fates er examples, everyone there since does as they do there.<br /><br />Um. Or something like that... Anyway, I go back to play some Deano now. Arrive derci, Roma.Chiana_Chathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329208224763179478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-7754841445944064922013-02-02T14:21:19.029-08:002013-02-02T14:21:19.029-08:00Nanook, I have the feeling you are right, the ladi...Nanook, I have the feeling you are right, the ladies definitely show a resemblance.<br /><br />K. Martinez, I've never heard of either of those movies! Of course the famous scene in Roman Holiday is pretty hard to forget, with Audrey Hepburn looking so young and beautiful.<br /><br />DKoren, I'm glad you enjoyed these. Rome is an incredible city, I wish I was there right now!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-34822122264999880062013-02-02T09:11:00.805-08:002013-02-02T09:11:00.805-08:00These are awesome! What a collection of stuff in ...These are awesome! What a collection of stuff in that flea market shot! And as an opera lover, the Castel Sant'Angelo has always been on my must-visit list because of how it figures in my favorite opera, Tosca. I loved seeing the shot from the top. What a fun side-trip this was! DKorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819702518388146971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-44817060317465733932013-02-02T08:53:19.534-08:002013-02-02T08:53:19.534-08:00I've seen the Spanish Steps in movies like &qu...I've seen the Spanish Steps in movies like "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone" and "The Girl Who Knew Too Much". In fact these two films used this locale quite a bit. I wonder how many other movies have been filmed on that site. It is beautiful.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-40440626750758558242013-02-02T00:10:14.817-08:002013-02-02T00:10:14.817-08:00viva l'Italia-! I feel so... worldly checking...viva l'Italia-! I feel so... worldly checking out these images. And those 'gals' in pic 1, the two in front, striking a pensive pose, are perhaps sisters-?<br /><br />Thanks, Major.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com