Sometimes I’ll see a situation or group of random people that will speak to me. It’s a different kind of detail that draws me towards a slice of life I want to take with me. Like this image, I took at Teatro Massima at Palermo. I remember it was a hot summer afternoon.
The theatre was teeming with people, so I didn’t feel like going inside even though the Teatro Massimo is my favourite place to visit Palermo. The first time I was it, I jumped out of my skin. It was like seeing an old friend out of the blue, I recognised it, and there was a part of me that felt connected to it too.
So I decided to take a walk around the exterior of the Teatro. I love this kind of stone that is so common in the palazzi around Palermo; it is so elegant, ancient and robust.
As I was walking around, I noticed this little outdoor garden cafe. This little group of middle-aged and elderly friends were being waited upon by the cutest waiter, complete with a white shirt, tight black pants, and man bun.
I suddenly wished I could sit there at that table with my friends on a lazy Sunday afternoon and sip iced coffee under the shade of the Teatro Massimo. It was a whistful wanderlust moment.
And this is the vision I choose to keep at the forefront of my mind whenever I think about Palermo.