Rome

july was a bit too warm for me to be in Rome, but i managed, i dont recommend going there the warmest months of the year.. to escape the heat on the hottest (+33C) days i visited the remains of roman villas under ground which was really great, and not as warm!

Palatine Hill, Rome

view over what's left of Circus Maximus.

baths of Caracalla, Rome

i liked this evening in Rome.

some holga's from Rome..

from july....while my diana camera had issues my holga camera was fine.

a few diana's from Rome..

When i was in Pompeii a few years ago i shot 35 mm film and loved it, this time i decided to bring 120 film cuz i figured that format would suit Rome better than 35 mm. So i brought with me my diana f+ and a new red holga.

a messy diana adventure... my diana camera is my favorite 120 camera and ive always had great results with it... but this trip is the first time it has had issues as seen in the photos below... it was above +30C degrees and it looks like the film melted in a few places..my purse was probably +500 degrees... the film was expired and had also been sitting in the camera for over a year cuz i loaded it up once but never got around to use it. and while i was in the forum, the winding spool was stuck, i had to use force to move the film forward. overall, it was messy and i wasnt sure if i, the film or the camera would make it thru! i dont function well in heat, and i missed the framing every time..until next time...!

the alps, in pink.

as i flew over on my way to Naples, it looked very inviting in all that pink.
i've never seen the alps before. loved it.
i have a little dream of going skiing..

digitals from herculaneum, another roman town.

The first thing to greet me when i arrived was the high wall of the volcanic ash (and now modern ground level) Looking down into a dug hole and seeing a town in it, that's a lot of volcanic ash.    what else is hidden down under? i loved it here too. Pompeji probably needs two days of exploring, but i was only here in herculaneum for a few hours in the afternoon and pretty much got to see all of it. it is much much smaller than pompeji but better preserved. oh italy.. why art thou so lovely.

herculaneum cannot be further excavated because there is a modern town on top of it.

the boat houses. seen from inside the volcanic ash. ugh.