brass whistle necklace - vintage via etsy / red print button-down - vintage, thrifted / wood & brass bangle - vintage, thrifted / purse - Athens tourist shop / overdyed skinnies - Zara / red T-strap sandals - UO
Or, what to wear when not meeting the pope.
Rome is seriously kicking my butt. There is just so much to see and do, and every day we get home in a state of absolute disbelief that our feet haven't just crumbled into sad little piles of dust in our shoes. That said, I have to apologize for being brief in my posts and slow to respond to comments and write (weeks overdue!) emails. I do at least have an excuse involving copious quantities of pizza.
This is what I wore for our visit to Vatican City yesterday (woohoo, new country! ...sorta). I'll admit to a serious case of the wardrobe blahs in the morning - all of my clothes were dirty, and while I seem to be the only tourist (anywhere, ever) who actually cares about modesty and dress-codes in religious spaces, I do still care. As I keep trying to explain to Chris (as he urges me into cathedrals in minidresses) - just because everyone else is tacky and disrespectful doesn't mean I have to be.
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THIS. I don't know if it's an American thing (as an American, I suspect, by the sheer volume of sweatpants and crocs I see whether at the market or at the bar, that it mostly is), or if it has seeped into the global traveler's mindset, but what is up with the I'm-on-vacation-so-I'm-a-dress-like-a-slob thing? Kudos to you for repping fashionable decorum. :)
Don't feel bad. I live in Rome for 4 months and still didn't manage to see everything. Think of it this way: you'll have a reason to come back.
i can't believe it's taken me so long to start reading your blog. it makes me a bit ashamed :( i just think you're awesome.
I keep thinking of your title as sounding like "PayPal" instead of "papal". Do you think I can buy something from the Pope's eBay shop?
It is incredibly not just an American thing (anymore), since getting to Italy (and the start of the tourist high season) I have seen people from all over Europe sporting double-fannypacks, "I <3 CITY" t-shirts, tube tops, khaki zip-off capri pants, white athletic socks, and those awkward velcro mary-jane shoes (that my mom loves). It's almost consistent enough to be a uniform. I was wondering the other day if some of it has to do with people not getting to dress casually very often, as if they work in a more formal office setting.
Haha, thanks. I suppose it's a little ridiculous to think we could even scratch the surface here in just a week. :) And we will definitely be coming back in the not-too-distant future.
Aww, thank you! But there's no need to be ashamed - I am still just a baby blogger, and sometimes I think you just have to stumble across the right blog at the right time, you know? I can't tell you how many times I've visited a blog once and didn't really feel like it resonated with me, then came back to it a few months later and felt like it was written just for me! So sometimes it's all in the timing. :)
Ha, you DEFINITELY can! The entire second half of the Vatican Museum is a series of at least ten identical gift shops hiding in galleries, waiting to POUNCE on you with Pope calendars! Pope stickers! Pope mousepads! Fresh Popes, get your Popes here!!
And I totally would have bought a Pope calendar (Pope of the Month! The surprise is that it's the same Pope every time.) except I was scared off by the swarming hordes of people looking to do the same. People love their Pope-goods.
I absolutely agree about modesty! I just got back to the U.S. this week from a trip to Italy, and I was amazed when girls in my group were wearing extremely short shorts and dresses to the Vatican.
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