This is Italy for you: curves – from pasta too – and arches. I could easily use only photos from Niki’s Tarot Garden, but there is so much more.
Let’s begin there though: Il Giardino dei tarocchi, or the Tarot Garden, is a sculpture park in the south of Tuscany 15 minutes from me where Niki de Saint Phalle lived and created the world around her.
After I wrote above and uploaded the photos 5 hours ago, the internet connection died again. No fun this phone editing.
First six photos are from the Giardino, the rest as it says in the captions. Feel free to add curse words.
Four ladies squirting. 
Archy. 
Curvy. 
Justice is curvy too. And hollow. 
The Star. 
The Devil and mom. 
The archiest: The Colosseum. 
Porto Santo Stefano. 
Sis and friend on the first visit in 2013. Capalbio. 
Magliano in Toscana. 
The most recent arch: Celleno. 
Love this curvy watering hole in Villa Pamphili in Rome. 
Santa Fiora. 
Also there. 
With Crystal and Pedro on the top of Monte Amiata. 
Is this Lenny? In Padua. 
Torre Alfina. 
With Flavia in Farnese. 
Archy and curvy but dry: Villa Lante. 
Villa d’Este in Tivoli.
For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Curvy or Arches
This day in my blogging history
2018: When witches go door hunting in Apulia (Foto: Ditka Bagon)
An Embarrassment of Riches 
These are super fun curves and arches as well as some classics mixed in, Wonderful 😀
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Thank you, Cee! I had much fun with it as always with posts for your challenges.
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Oh, wow….curves aplenty!
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Right, Sue. Italians are doing them right. 🙂 Thank you!
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😊
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How wonderful these are! Four ladies squirting–my favorite.
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Thank you, Lois. I have posted photos of this fountain where you can see the ladies better, such as here: https://manjamaksimovic.wordpress.com/2016/03/14/sl-week-36-women-of-nikis-tarot-garden/
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Such fun! I was not following you then. ☹
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This was fun. And the first pic is a killer.
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Thank you, Bojana. I love Niki!!!
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You captured them well, Manja. Some of the first ones reminded me of my trips to Burning Man. 🙂 –Curt
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Thank you, Curt. My sister wished to go to Burning Man when she lived in Mendocino for a while but I don’t think she made it. These are great because they are here to stay and nobody gets burned. 🙂
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A feast! (K)
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Isn’t it, K? I was tempted to put only Niki’s curves in this post but then there were so many arches crying to be included. Thank you!
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Arches are always welcome too.
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Fabulous arches and those women on the photos at the start of the post have the BEST curves!
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Isn’t that so, Anne! 🙂 Thank you and welcome to my blog!
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Stunning. Adored. And I saw your lady friend between that The Devil and Mom foto. Hehe.
But all of these are stunning curvy fotos … and then some more gems.
Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you kindly, Selma. I had much fun with this post. That is indeed my mom between Devil’s legs. 😀 Or which lady friend did you mean?
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Yes. That kind looking lady. Betwix the legs. Sweet.
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Thank you for such variety…Buona notte.
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You’re most welcome, Equinoxio, and Niki is the queen.
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Wow! Amazing curves and arches.
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Thank you, Anita. 🙂 Italy is very giving this way.
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Ooh! I love the Star’s curves the best. I want her in my garden. It’s a fun surprise when your photos match my photos sometimes, like the Santa Fiora pics. And I am captivated by that handsome hunk in the arch at Amiata. So in MY photo of Lenny, I am a little backed up, and there is a photo of a woman, whom I don’t recognise. But when showing trip photos to Tara the other day, they didn’t recognize Lenny but said, “Oh! It’s Lady Gaga.” So, I’ll put money on it that you are right about the identity. I like your final water shot.
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Ha! I didn’t recognise Lady Gaga either. Thank you, Crystal. I was thinking of Giardino dei tarocchi when you were here but it was not feasible, we had only two days. So you see, you need to return. 🙂
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ADORE THE SCULPTURE GARDEN. Brassieres and undulations and all! ❤ Is that your mum standing in a very choice position? What a lovely way to frame a portrait!! 😀 Hahaha!! Gosh, photo opportunities everywhere though. It's always like that with Italy, it's lush with beauty. Great captures, Manja.
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Thank you, Sunra Nina. This place is a huge draw and source of inspiration for me. Yes, that is my mom, and yes, Italy is ALL that.
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