piazza cavour

Finally! The long awaited remodeling of Piazza Cavour was unveiled 3 weeks ago, and I for one was very happy about the new look. I'd had enough of the towering cranes and fenced off construction site, bus detours and loud noise surrounding the central Prati neighborhood square. Now Romans can finally admire the massive Palazzaccio again, salute the statue of Camillo Benso di Cavour, and enjoy the nice grassy areas between the gravel paths.

neve

Rome hadn't woken up to this in 27 years, but some say this year's flakes beat the 1985 snowfall. I certainly never remember Rome seeing anything like this before.
Here are a few images of my neighborhood and Villa Borghese, taken Saturday morning. I wish I could only portray the silence and the awe.

gulliver al parco

primo amore

stopped in his tracks

Such tenderness in reading my son's feelings. The little girl on the swing, lives 2 floors above us, in our same apartment building. They meet at the playground occasionally; and when it rains, we moms organize playdates either at our house or upstairs in her flat. Her name is Giulia.

And I think my son loves her.