WOW, is that a real baby? Creepy….
Well, this strange little guy used to be on the streets, making us all laugh but actually making some pretty nervous with his baby body and very un-baby face! Don’t know where he went. Now there are not many like this, mainly acrobats or musicians, some good, some not, but all the funny clowns and mimes and such have not been seen for a couple of years.
Maybe they are in other parts of Rome at open markets or piazzas but…..Yesterday we had the POPE around the corner at a meeting he attended in piazza Minerva, where the little elephant stands.
Lots of peeps were out on the street waiting for him to appear to go back to the Vatican, and we spoke to a couple of police and asked the please to say “buona sera”, good evening, from us. They laughed, probably thought mama and papa were nutcakes.
But he did ride up our side street to the Minerva piazza, and it was all hush-hush and no one realized or knew that it was Pope Leone himself who would be passing by or we would have been out on the street to wave!
Such a good man. And not afraid of T in any way!!!
So that’s our Tuesday tickle. Mama saw the other pope once long ago riding by in his Popemobile and he waved at her–well, at the people crowded on the street to see him and he was only about 8 feet away!
So many surprises here…
This is a image thrown on the wall of the Hokusai expo, and below is the woodcut of the phantom or ghost, one of many that Hokusai made into art. Such a master!!!
Angel LouLou, that baby belongs in a movie, it’s scary👻Extra Pawkisses for all of you🐾😘💞
That baby has disappeared and mama thinks many are glad to see the “baby”gone.
That is a spooky ghostly image!! Blowing smoke like a dragon!
Isn’t it spooky-weird..probably a hash pipe haha.
That “baby” is kinda creepy.
Oh, he was creepy but mama was fascinated by the idea he had of doing it…
Wow, what a beautiful image, Loulou, but that baby/man is quite frightening.
He was a character! We have not seen him for years but he probably got too old to squinch down behind the buggy.
A most special and divine man…….The Pope.
Hugs, Pam
Such a great spirit and so loving. He is appalled at T and what this ogre has done to his country and says that T must be removed. NOW.
There are so many amazing things to see in Rome, and if you are lucky, you get to see the Pope, too.
He actually spoke at a church around the corner from mama’s and papa’s place and they could see out the window when he left his appointment as he left down the street beside our building, but alas, they would have only seen the car! There were crowds around the church and they went there but too many peeps and lots of protection obscured his departure.
This pope does seem like a genuinely nice person. XO
Oh, Ms E, he is amazing. BIG heart, brilliant mind, can’t stand T.
You sure do see lots of interesting things over there!
Brian’s Home ~ Forever
It’s a treasure trove in Rome. “Mai in una vita” is the saying “In a lifetime, one could never see all of Rome”…
What a delightful mini-tour ! We loved the elephant.
Mama wrot this in another blog. The elephant has his rear pointed at the Dominican order’s building because they insisted on a support under his belly and Bernini did NOT want to make one and so he turned the rear of the elephant with its tail lifted (!) toward the Domenican building….haha, love this. He is one of the most loved monuments of Rome although a vandal broke off the end of one of his tusks long ago.