The Dapper Dad

Water towers and cityscapes 🏙 (at SoHo) https://www.instagram.com/thedapperdad/p/CYrxdzhrWgy/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Roma Capoccia✨ . . . #romabella #tramonto #ilcielosopraroma #wanderlust #beautifuldestinations #discoverrome #rooftops #sunsets #eternalcity #rome #roma #italy #madeinitaly (at Rome, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBwA2i3p-Hq/?igshid=dtk7goo0a1m1

Don’t be so dramatic...🌥 . . . #castelsantangelo #wanderlust #explorerome #discover #ancientrome #bridge #eternalcity #rome #roma #italy (at Ponte Sant'Angelo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBjKOziJUL4/?igshid=54ke9tuu07jp

Layers upon layers. . . . #cityoflayers #history #wabisabi #wrinkleintime #wanderlust #explore #discover #rome #roma #eternalcity #italy #wheninrome (at Basilica di San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBMCs_ppF72/?igshid=t6ycooewczij

Purple haze...✨ . . . #piazzanavona #eveningstroll #postcardsfromtheedge #gettingout #wanderlust #lagrandebellezza #eternalcity #rome #italy (at Piazza Navona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvhucsJBI8/?igshid=uik11wpfx656

Ray, a drop of golden sun.☀️ . . . #FIAT500 #italianicons #yellow #hope #italiandesign #vintagecars #viamargutta #romanholiday #wanderlust #explore #travel #discover #rome #roma #italy #madeinitaly (at Via Margutta) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAsrFOMpVXJ/?igshid=i3pw6fid5vxe

A river runs through it. . . . #river #fiume #tevere #tiber #isolatiberina #wanderlust #explore #travel #discover #explore #photography #blueskies #rome #roma #eternalcity #italy (at Isola Tiberina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqgdLuJHg3/?igshid=1slaxnu6134yq

When my father was still alive I asked him once if he was scared when he was called up and shipped off to the European front during WWII. He shrugged, “I didn’t really think much of anything, it was just something you did.” Today we remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice allowing the rest of us and future generations to carry on golfing, barbecuing, sun bathing and enjoying long weekends without a care in the world.✨🇺🇸✨ . . . #memorialday #freedom #armedforces #militaryfamilies #fallenheros #tothefallen #thankyou https://www.instagram.com/p/CAnSlrSJxwj/?igshid=11l5fnrxzdhjm

Il blu dipinto di blu. . . #postlockdown #goingforawalk #lagrandebellezza #explore #discover #postcardsfromtheedge #hope #wearyourmask #staysafe #travelsoon (at Ponte Sant'Angelo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAlMfeuJcQ5/?igshid=k37g4hjufdi9

Still standing.🏛 . . . #postlockdown #goingforawalk #lagrandebellezza #explore #discover #postcardsfromtheedge #hope #wearyourmask #staysafe #travelsoon (at Portico di Ottavia del Teatro Marcello, Roma, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAYR_WppAri/?igshid=tsec4ofbkknt

It seems that there are two schools of thought these strange days, those that want to go back to the way things were and those who want to adapt to the new normal. What if there was a third, independent school of thought that posed the question, “How can we do things better?” Tomorrow, Italians will be allowed to venture out into their cities with little or no restrictions other than a mask, but really only if inside, and social distancing, when possible. Don’t forget that in Italy, every question is met with the same answer: “That depends…” There is nothing “new” and everything “normal” about tomorrow. Italians, more than any other population, suffer from acute nostalgia and they are reminiscing about the days before the pandemic, eager to use their return to freedom to pick up exactly where they left off – the last few months of lockdown completely wiped from their collective memory. New rant. Link in bio ⬆️📝⬆️ #GirdYourLoins . . . #wheninrome #notesfromtheedge #staysafe #coronavirus #covid #covid19 #andratuttobene #rome #italy #forzaitalia🇮🇹 (at Via dei Condotti) https://www.instagram.com/p/CATDWI6pDai/?igshid=sc5glaugi1t1

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To be honest, I’m torn between wanting things to go back to the way things were and hoping to find a better way forward.😕 . . . #goodolddays #better #brighterfuture #covid19 #stayhome #travelsoon #explore #wanderlust #discover #freedom #silence #solitude #emptystreets #rome #italy🇮🇹 (at Piazza Navona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAI6OETJrSI/?igshid=vfpvgch3svpv

Will it last? . . . #phase2 #gettingout #bikingaround #neighborhoodjaunt #rome #italy #staysafe (at Rome, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAGbgYzJroy/?igshid=1sldonuhmlktb

It’s a shame really. We will hopefully never again enjoy these rare moments of solitude. Just me and the city. I do want to hear the humdrum that assures me the city is indeed alive, and yet. The respectful silence of the empty streets and the stunning beauty of an empty city, it’s monuments suddenly laid bare and picture perfect. Unmolested by its jaded inhabitants and the hordes of tchotchke hunting tourists. A fleeting snapshot of what could be, if we were not so obsessed with going back to the way things were and instead embrace the idea of a brighter future. . . . #beauty #solitude #silence #respect #wanderlust #rome #roma #eternalcity #italy (at Piazza di Spagna) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_7d5qhppud/?igshid=pyppyvkeacac