Rome is my second home. At least it feels that way. I go at least once a year to see my friends and hang out. These are some shots of the familiar sights there. I'll post more soon.
First up: One of the figures from the Fountain of the Four Rivers (Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi) in Piazza Navona made by Bernini in 1648-51. There are four figures, each one representing one of the great rivers of the then known continents: The Danube for Europe, the Ganges for Asia, the Rio della Platta for the Americas and the Nile for Africa. The Nile figure's face is covered to represent the fact that Europeans did not know it's source at that time. This guy is the Ganges.
This is the Colosseum, of course.
And finally an interior shot of St Peter's Basilica.
The Ganges Fap-Fap. Sorry, everyone.
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Well wasn't that what you were thinking?
Why yes...yes it was.:blush:
Yes, he definitely is an uncircumcised god, that's for sure.
Am I fucking up here, God?
What does he do, for fun?
People have been making that comment since the day the fountain was revealed.
:rolleyes:
Originally posted by Billy
What does he do, for fun?
Ummm...I think he's doing it...
All of this serves as a reminder: do not post my photo of Mike's David from the l'Accademia...
:)
I think Mike's David is safe. Ganges already had his hand on the throttle, Net just put him in motion.:)
There is a tradition in Rome, if on your honeymoon you're walking around the Piazza Navona at midnight, if a statue comes to life, your marriage is doomed.
arz can you confirm this?
Having been married once a long time ago I'd say having Mr Ganges come to life would be appropriate.
Other than that, no I've never heard that legend. I'll ask a few of my Roman pals.
On that note, however, if you want to return to Rome, throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain. If you want to fall in love in Rome, throw two. If you want to get married, throw three.
What if you just want to get lucky then leave, just 2 or take a handful out and find a hooker.;)
Is that dude still stealing coins from the Trevi fountain?
(There was a dude stealing coins from the Trevi fountain)
Yes he is, to the tune of about $150K a year. A charity has the coin removal contract, but that jerk takes them out 6 days a week (he takes Sunday off).
Of course, if people didn't toss coins to begin with then he wouldn't have his disability supplement.
This is the storyOk. Here's the deal. If you live someplace really super cool, you need to put up all Cellar travelers who knock on your door. Sounds fair to me.
Originally posted by arz
...if you want to return to Rome, throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain. If you want to fall in love in Rome, throw two. If you want to get married, throw three.
When you get divorced, throw half of everything you own.