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Friday, August 13, 2010

PhotoHunt - Orange

This week's photohunt theme is orange. This is probably my third favourite place in Rome after the Colosseum and Trevi Fountain. It's a great spot for people watching and wonderful fountains can be seen here with intricate sculpted detail. The piazza is largely lined with cafes and restaurants and they can be very expensive and touristy.


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Most of the buildings in this square are painted in cheerful shades of orange and I like how orange it is as it enhances the beauty of the square. The piazza is also one of the best places in Rome to get a portrait sketched by one of the street artists dotting the square. I was more interested to watch the artisans at work, some are incredibly talented!


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This is the fountain of Neptune, found on the north side of the piazza. A masterpiece in its own right and it shows the imposing statue, 'Neptune fighting with an octopus'.


33 comments:

  1. Wow..the fountains does look super gorgeous and like you said...were intricately carved. :)

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  2. Wow! Neptune fighting the octopus. What's with the horse then? :p

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  3. Orange? but they look like light brown to me? Hehehe...maybe i'm not good at judging colour.

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  4. What a beautiful and historically rich place! Love the contrast with the orange building in the background :)

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  5. Thank you for taking me to Rome.

    A wonderful trip.

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  6. Hi LR! TGIF, weekend is here and it has been raining since afternoon, love it! :)

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  7. What great pics to compliment your Orange theme! :)

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  8. So many artists, did u buy anything from this place?

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  9. Enjoy ur weekend sweetie, have fun! :)

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  10. Looks like an amazing place to explore and great shots for the theme.

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  11. The Fountain of Neptune is indeed impressive.

    I love the shade of orange on the building in the middle in the second photo. :)

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  12. Wow! That orange colored building sure stood out amongst the rest. Cool shots. :)

    http://crizcats.blogspot.com/

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  13. funny i almost posted the same thing. i was "editing" some of my shots from trevi that contained these buildings.

    www.ewok1993.wordpress.com

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  14. beautiful shots for orange. I enjoy your tours.

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  15. beautiful orange buildings!


    happy weekend! :)

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  16. beautiful fountain and you're right..the different shades of orange buildings light up the place. Have a nice weekend!

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  17. the fountain is beautiful! i love the different shades of orange. great choices for the theme.

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  18. Italy has so many beautiful orange cities and towns. My favourite orange Italian city is Sienna....

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  19. I've been there! I love Rome! That piazza ia a wonderful place!
    Happy Weekend!
    Anna
    Anna's PH-Orange

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  20. Lovely place! I really wish I could go there and relax with my loveone! :)

    http://www.abc1on1.com/2010/08/photo-hunt-orange.html

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  21. I love this piazza too. Your photos are beautiful. Make me want to return to Rome!

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  22. The Italian buildings are so much more colorful than most here in the US. Great shades of orange.... I had a room in high school that was painted an orange color quite close to the bright building in the center of this last photo. Pair that with lime green and yellow and you can almost date my high school years.....;)

    My orange is here.

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  23. thank you for the photos...
    I've always wanted to visit Rome.
    I hope I could in the future.

    Here's mine:
    http://bisdakbabbles.com/2010/08/14/photohunt-orange/

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  24. Your blog is colorlicious. Both this week's and last week's phtohunts were amazing. I love that one very orange building. The lamps in colorful are just gorgeous - I want all of them!
    Thanks for sharing

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  25. Love your orange! It is a place I've always wanted to go to.

    Mine's up too! The Misplaced Midwesterner

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  26. I also love watching the artists work.

    That fountain is just awesome.

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  27. whoa I did not expect that what lovely lovely orange

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  28. What a lovely piazza! Even with the touristy stuff/prices, it still looks like a great place to visit!

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  29. oh i love the fountain of Neptune! :)

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  30. the street painters are very talented, i would want to have myself sketched there for souvenir

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