Photographer Susan Sanders spied this scene in Piazza del Popolo last Sunday while trying (unsuccessfully) to attend a Dragon Parade in honor of the Chinese New Year. In the image above, a Buddhist monk takes a photo of a couple posing with a street performer in the guise of the Statue of Liberty.
The multicultural saga continues below, where the same Buddhist monk poses for his own photo.
To see more photos of Rome and its entertaining street life, visit Susan’s blog, Rome With a View, and come back here every Friday for another look at Rome through her eyes.
For those readers interested in the new love ritual that’s taken Rome’s Ponte Milvio by storm (see here and here), we have several updates:
- On Valentine’s Day, 14 February, the lovers’ bridge was the site of a mass faux wedding sponsored by the Partito Umanista, a group dedicated to Civil Rights Advocacy in Italy. Couples of every gender distribution were invited to take symbolic vows and the motto of the event was “Le vie dell’amore sono infinite. Sposati con chi vuoi tu!” or “The ways of love are infinite. Marry whomever you like.” (We’re in search of photos of this event. Have you got any? Do let us know.)
- Designer locks! We think we’ve found the perfect symbol of love for those couples who just can’t do with the everyday padlock. Hermes is selling gold-plated and silver locks in the shape of hippos, as well as a gold-plated Pegasus version. See below and click here.
