"The Hot Italian Men"

So, as some of you may or may not know...over the semester I have had some requests for blog topics, some of which I used others which I just never got around too. But there is one request I have been compiling over the semester and this is it..."The Hot Italian Men". Now let me first explain some things about the hot Italian men. Well they are fun to look at, it is not fun to be looked at by them being that everyone in Europe thinks your a spectacle if your not wearing a trench coat despite the fact that its 70 plus degrees out. Therefore careful cautions were taken in the process of making this post. I precisely took time and effort to make enough small talk using my excellent Italian or more likely their better English to talk them into letting me take pictures of them. Then I would immediately run to the other side of the bar to find my next victims which never actually happened because I would always get sidetracked... None the less I did my best.
Good thing I'm not shy right? Being that its hard to become super good friends with people who don't speak the same language as you, you can imagine my worries as I'm trying to explain to these men, No I don't want to dance, No I don't want a drink and No I don't want to drive your Vespa because I will without a doubt crash it. Now these pictures don't do the Italian men justice and I feel kind of bad because they are mediocre Italians at best. The hottest Italian men are exactly where you would never expect to find hot men in America. I'm talking about the butchers that work at the "Salumerias" (where you get your chicken and such) , the guys serving gelatto at Giolitti, the bus drivers(what!), and the TAILOR! Over the past few weeks I have become pretty good friends with the butcher because I go to the same one every week but since I have three days left in Rome( I can't believe it!) I have no need for anymore chicken. The barista's are pretty good lucking as well ( the guys that make your coffee) and being that that one across the street knows mine and my roommates orders now, I may ask him to pose with me tomorrow. But let me tell you, it is much harder to ask the guy that's chopping up chicken if he can please hold on and come take a picture with me, so sadly, this group was left out for now.

My second approach to the Hot Italian Men pictures was to be super creepy. And I mean take pictures of guys without them knowing it. I was about equally successful at this option and was able to capture a couple when I was on the coast. I had to use my awesome zoom skills so the pictures are a little blurry but they will manage. This tactic probably would have worked for the most part except whoever was around when I was doing this was normally cracking up at me trying to be sneaky. So I think I officially creeped out some locals but it had to be done for the sake of the blog. 

I also decided that I in the blog I needed to give a shout out to the cutest old man I saw. Because he was probably young and hot at one point in his life.....

When I was in the Amalfi Coast this old man  to the right was hand making sandals! ( so cool ). And II put the stud driving the boats right about him because well, they were pretty hot and one of them is probably his son or something anyways.

I do have one last hot man from Rome to talk about. He pretty much takes the crown as far as looks goes. Hes definitely the most popular and the only one I didn't feel extremely awkward taking pictures of, he's almost a celebrity so he's used to it. Now that I've built up the suspense for you.... here he is, Rome's very own.....

THE POPE!!!

 GOTCHA! Even if you didn't fall for it because you cheated and scrolled down I still hope you think it's half as funny as I do...I get my joke telling ability from my Dad in case you didn't know so if not....well blame him.

Anyways I was lucky enough to get to go to Easter Sunday Mass at the Vatican! I also got to see Pope John Paul's tomb after it was brought up into St. Peter's for the Beatification AND I got to watch the Royal Wedding at a normal time of the day. Being in Europe has it's benefits but I am starting to miss some things from home, mainly Primanti Brothers, Coors Light and Pirate games, you can take the girl outta Pittsburgh but you can't take the Pittsburgh outta the girl. See you all soon! xoxo.