365 Meetup in Rome by jyokota

365 Meetup in Rome

What a fun weekend this has been! We came from such different backgrounds and places, all brought together because of 365.
From left to right, @walrus @angelikavr @jyokota @domenicododaro
Photo credit: Mrs. Pepper aka Mrs. Walrus.

Who's the master chef? Who doesn't know how to cook? Who's the olive grower and olive oil maker? Who's the sailor? Who's the fastest walker? Which one of us has lived in the most amazing range of places in the world? Which one of us travels with the most cameras? Which one of us raises goats? Which one of us has never printed a photo since going digital? Which one of us has never gone on a photowalk with anyone else before, and which one of us has met more than twenty 365ers? To find out, invite all of us to your next 365 photo buddy meetup!
That sounds like so much fun.
April 9th, 2019  
come to toronto!!!!!
April 9th, 2019  
Great fun - a wonderful composition and narrative about the group and its diversity. Fantastic meetup for sure!
April 9th, 2019  
So many exceptional people involved with this 365 community. How fun to actually get to meet a few of them and photog together.
April 9th, 2019  
Such a wonderful shot of happy 365'ers. I would love to meet some but guess I am just too far off the beaten track :-)
April 9th, 2019  
Great group shot of 365ers :)
April 9th, 2019  
It's such a wonderful experience to actually meet up with other 365ers - I've had the pleasure a few times now :)
April 9th, 2019  
My daughter will be there in 2 days :)
April 9th, 2019  
Wonderful wonderful group! Glad you had fun! And fav for Mrs Walrus!
April 9th, 2019  
Wonderful that you could all meet up, sounds like you had a great time :)
April 9th, 2019  
How great - this is such an amazing project to be part of. Go 365!
A lovely image and I'll bet you all had fun.
April 9th, 2019  
So fun to meet 365'rs
April 9th, 2019  
Wonderful shot of such great photo-friends. I'd love to meet up with more 365-ers, but Oz is a long way south.
April 9th, 2019  
I am so lucky, just joined a few weeks ago and I was able to meet them all. Thank you for the nice day and the great experience.
April 9th, 2019  
This picture and your text warms my heart. How wonderful to have such a great meet-up! Enjoy!
April 9th, 2019  
Sound like it would have been a fabulous weekend. I've met a few fellow 365ers and would love to meet more!
April 9th, 2019  
What fun
April 9th, 2019  
What a great meet up!
April 9th, 2019  
Sounds like great fun.
April 10th, 2019  
That sounds great different people sharing the thoughts and ideas hope you all had fun:)
April 11th, 2019  
Great capture
April 11th, 2019  
Great to see that photography and 365 can bring all kinds of people together, hope you had a great time
April 12th, 2019  
What a place for a meet up.. bet you are the one that's met the most 365ers..
April 12th, 2019  
@julzmaioro -- you win! Nobody else has guessed the other questions. I'm also two of the other descriptors.
April 13th, 2019  
@graemestevens -- I wish I could have met your daughter! I go to Italy every year in March/April so that's how I've gotten to meetup with Caterina and Dominico. Your name has come up in photowalks with each of them -- we'll see something and say, "Oh, so Graeme Stevens!" Maybe you will join us next year?
April 13th, 2019  
Wonderful shot and story!
April 17th, 2019  
What a great place to meet up! A wonderful group shot!
April 17th, 2019  
I think Domenico carries the most cameras. I see two here. It's sad to think someone has not printed a photo since going digital. You all look wonderful .
April 17th, 2019  
Wow. Sounds like a pretty amazing meet up you had!
April 17th, 2019  
@lesip -- thanks for playing the game! LOU travels with the most cameras (or at least he had an entire box full that arrived at Domenico's office) and both Domenico and Lou carry two cameras around all the time, it seems. And yes, it's sad that I have never printed a single photo since going digital in 2003!
April 17th, 2019  
looks wonderful, what fun to meet up. I wouldn't know where to start to do such a thing!
April 19th, 2019  
Okay, here goes. My two pennyworth of guesses!
Chef: Angelika?
Can't cook: Walrus?
Olive grower & Olive oil maker: Domenico?
Sailor: Walrus?
Fastest walker: Domenico?
Biggest range of places: Junko?
Most cameras: Walrus?
Raises goast: Domenico?
Never printed a photo post digital: Junko?
Never gone on a photo walk: Me! Angelika?
Met more than 20 365ers: Junko or Domenico?

Probably all incorrect! But fun to try.
April 23rd, 2019  
@lynne5477 @summerfield @taffy @joysabin @ludwigsdiana @seattlite @gilbertwood @graemestevens @caterina @inthecloud5 @dide @joansmor @golftragic @angelikavr @mona65 @merrelyn @jgpittenger @radiogirl @moonmtn @stevepam @777margo @leonbuys83 @julzmaioro @edorreandresen @kwind @lesip @pusspup @casablanca

Thank you ALL for your comments! It was such a fun meetup, and it lasted for days. And now, we are planning a reunion in Chicago this summer! Earlier, I spent a week with @caterina and family. My trip to Italy was for "work" but I surely made the most of the play time before and after work!

Now, since some of you have tried guessing my questions, and @casablanca has so diligently guessed all, here are the answers. (I know, I know, I said you'd have to invite us to your next photowalk to find out, but since you played along with the questions . . . )

Chef: Domenico -- he even has a cookbook for which he is the photographer (and I photographed his cooking in hopes of trying to remember how he makes the wonderful dishes he does)
Can't cook: that would be me. :(
Olive Grower and Olive Oil Maker: Angelika (among her MANY careers and talents)
Sailor: Walrus (maybe Domenico, too?)
Fastest Walker: ME! (although I have the shortest legs of any adult and I have to ride a children's bike!)
Biggest range of interesting places lived: Angelika (so many continents and photogenic places!)
Most cameras: Walrus (although Domenico walks around with two)
Raises goats: Domenico
Never printed a photo: Sigh, yes, me.
Never gone on a photowalk: Angelika (but we are going to make sure this isn't her only one)
(@casablanca -- we should change that so you won't have to say that any more!)
Met more than 20 365ers: Yes, me . . . and I'd like to meet more.

Thanks for playing along, thanks for visiting, and special thanks to @walrus @angelikavr @domenicododaro for the memorable days in Rome.

April 23rd, 2019  
Junko! @jyokota this was a wonderful summary of your Italian/photographic vacation. We were so pleased to have you with us and hope this was just the beginning..…remain in good spirits.
April 23rd, 2019  
@jyokota - must let me know the dates in Chicago as I'm planning a trip there and I should like to have a meet up. it should be fun!
April 23rd, 2019  
What a fabulous bunch you all are. Such a pity we're so far away from the action.
April 24th, 2019  
I’m super late in reading your text! So fun... only I raise donkeys, not goats 😉
It’s been so heartwarming and so nice to share my city and my time and seeing photo-pal-ness change into true friendship.
I can’t wait to be in the USA this summer and yes @summerfield it would be great if you could join, too! Next year in Toronto, maybe...
April 26th, 2019  
@domenicododaro -- donkeys, right -- I know so little about animals that donkeys and goats are interchangeable in my mind! But absolutely true about the transformation into true friendship! So filled with anticipation for your trip to visit me!
April 26th, 2019  
Wonderful pic! Love to see folks getting together!
September 27th, 2019  
@summerfield @domenicododaro -- we began our vacation planning right here on 365! Fun to look back and see the enthusiasm building already, months ahead. Looking forward to our next get-together!
September 27th, 2019  
@golftragic -- sorry to be so late to respond but PhotoCrazy's comment today brought me back here. I've always thought there were SO MANY 365ers on your side of the world you all were lucky to be in proximity! You never know, @taffy and I tend to show up in a huge range of places!
September 27th, 2019  
@photographycrazy -- so nice of you to have visited a photo from so long ago, and bring back such fond memories of a wonderful day together. Perhaps our paths will cross in real life some day? I hope so.
September 27th, 2019  
@jyokota @jyokota - and it ended all too soon. i can't believe it's been almost two months! and my next post, in a few hours, is something that i took away from that vacation. watch for it, my friends.
September 28th, 2019  
@jyokota Looking forward, yes!
September 28th, 2019  
@jyokota No worries Junko, I gather you've had one or two rather big things to deal with lately. I hope the wedding went well for all concerned. It would be wonderful to see you and/or @taffy here, but as you'd well know it's a big country. I read the other day that you could fit the whole of Western Europe into the area of Queensland (23% of Oz) and have space left over. Extraordinary.
October 1st, 2019  
@golftragic -- it rained on the wedding day, but we took our photos outside anyway, as it was a "fancy picnic wedding." My hair was flat to my head from the rain, but my daughter's hair was in an up-do with tons of hairspray so it stayed put and she looked beautiful. And that's what mattered. She was happy, and she got married!

As for Australia being a big country, I have been to Melbourne, Perth, Fremantle, Margaret River, Denmark, Kakadu, and the Great Barrier Reef on one month-long trip. And then to Sydney and Tasmania on another. And back to Fremantle on my third trip. But there's still so much to see!
October 1st, 2019  
@jyokota So long as the bride and groom enjoyed their big day I guess that's all that matters. Sounds like all went very well. As for your trips to Oz, Holey Moley, you've certainly seen a lot of the country, including bits I haven't yet seen. Like too many of us, I've tended to do most of my travelling overseas, many places are so much cheaper than anything interesting here. As you'd probably know our wage structure makes accommodation etc very expensive here. Ridiculously expensive in fact!
October 1st, 2019  
@golftragic -- they DID enjoy their day! As for accommodations, I am lucky to have had friends to stay with (close friend in Fremantle arranged the month-long trip), or been invited (or been the accompanying spouse) on speaking engagements. Come to Chicago for free accommodations!
October 1st, 2019  
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