When Bunny first told me that the place we are staying in Rome is on a busy square I had no idea what we were to be seeing out our apartment window.  The main concern would be the noise.  What it has been is a wonderful view in to life in Rome.  Campo dei Fiori goes from a Portland Saturday market during the day to an outdoor night club at night.  The day start really ear!y.  The vendors start setting up at6 am.  By 9am most vendors have set up and are already receiving customers.  They sell fresh fruit, hats, scarves, liquor, fresh flowers, magazines and books, and many many other items.  This is a place that many locals will get their items while tourists also are looking for items. By 4 pm the vendors have begun the process of breaking down and the Italian zambonis are out cleaning up the square.  By 6 pm the square is completely cleaned out of venders.  The street vendors are out selling roses,fancy  flashlights, lighted flying toys and other assorted items.  The sidewalk cafes extend out into the square and are full at 8pm.  The square is a constant buzzing sounds of people talk and laughing and yelling.  I had heard that the local younger crowd comes to the square later in the evenings to meet up at the eating and drinking establishments.  Luckily our bedroom windows do not open right onto the square.  We have a buffer.  The living room windows look over the square. 

Here is the square just about set up for the day

Here is the square just about cleaned for the day. The red and white vehicle is the upper left is a street sweeper we call the Italian zamboni.

Here is the square at 8 pm with the street vendors hard at work selling to tourists.
This is an incredible transformation that happens everyday.