Thursday, January 27, 2011

The Bad Elf

The Bad Elf pub, via della Posta, LivornoThe Bad Elf”, with its funny sign, is a pub in “Via della Posta”.Paparazzi, restaurant, via MagentaPaparazzi” is the plural of “paparazzo”, an intrusive photographer usually chasing celebrities. This is a restaurant in “Via Magenta”.Ribello Gallo brasserie, via dell'Angiolo, LivornoDe bello gallico” (Of the Gallic War) was Julius Caesar's firsthand account of the Gallic Wars, while “Ribello Gallo” is a brasserie in “Via dell'Angiolo”, whose name may mean “rebel rooster”.

17 comments:

  1. Love these signs. I like the one of the rooster best!

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  2. The bad elf sign gave me a good chuckle.

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  3. Nice signs and funny names! A good series again.

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  4. It feels like a great, peaceful place to be. Thank you for this journey. Please have a good Thursday you all.

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  5. I want to eat at the paparazzi restaurant! I'll bring my camera....

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  6. An interesting trio of signs. My favorite is the Bad Elf.

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  7. I think I would want to try the Ribello Gallo, sounds like a fun place.

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  8. A bad Elf, a rebel rooster and an intrusive photographer--wow!--quite the names for eating establishments. How's the food? MB

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  9. Love the humor in all these names! Of course, the first one is my favorite.

    I'm back. :)
    Hope you and Trillian are well.

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  10. Lol. The rebel rooster is perfect isn't it?

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  11. I like the pun on the De bello Ribello.

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  12. The first one, my favorite, it's cute!
    Léia

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  13. Since I"ve been accused of BEING the paparazzi, I'd love to have a drink there!~ :)
    V

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  14. The Bad Elf has won. :-) Very cool!

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  15. Have you tried the Bad Elf? I am intrigued by the name at least!

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  16. Lady Gaga's song comes to mind...and now stuck in my head! ;-D

    Great signs!

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  17. Last night I saw a Paparazzi restaurant in Jerusalem! Next to another Spaghettim restaurant. Many Italian-sounding eating places in the vicinity of the Italian Jewish Museum.

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