Roman Glow in the Dark Ducky from Italy

Name: Roman Glow in the Dark Ducky

Interests: Protesting (especially in the dark).
Where to Find: Rome, Italy
Brand: Out of the Blue
Price: $2.20 Cdn

 

Eerie

I found Roman Glow in the Dark Ducky in Rome of course. My husband and I were there in October 2009 while we were travelling around the world. The city was rather dirty and we stayed in a hostel with a shared fridge and someone ate our ice cream on us! I was not impressed. We tried to tour one day and ended up having to retreat to our hostel because there was a huge protest complete with police officers with the helmets and shields like you see on TV. I was really freaked out because we didn’t know the language and you never know when innocent bystanders can “get involved” without us even knowing we are involved. The phrase “wrong place at the wrong time” doesn’t exist for nothing.

Roman Glow in the Dark Ducky is about the same size as my other tiny glow in the dark duckies. She is rather sullen and has a chubby orange beak and round head.

Decor 1 Ducky from Venice

Name: Decor 1 Ducky
Interests: Walking the streets of Venice
Where to Find: Store in Venice (since it’s such a maze, I wouldn’t be able to direct you)
Brand: Bud 
Price: $5.00 Cdn

I love gondolas 

It rained when we were in Venice so we didn’t go for a Gondola ride. We also couldn’t afford to go for one.



Decor 1 Duck reminded me of Pussy willows in an autumn breeze, so I just had to have her. She is just as down to earth as DayDreamer only she’s bit more practical. Being a decor duck means she’s stuck inside most days. She has white and brown branches that sweep across her body.

DayDreamer Ducky from Venice, Italy

Name: DayDreamer Ducky

Interests: Eating pasta, gelato and drinking fine wine
Where to Find: Store in Venice (since it’s such a maze, I wouldn’t be able to direct you)
Brand: Bud
Price: $5.00 Cdn

I floated down the street. 

In October 2009, my husband and I took a train from our homestay in Lake Garda to Venice for the day (the luxury of short train trips in Europe). While  licking gelato and wandering the streets of Venice in the rain, we stumbled upon something unexpected-a store that sells shoes and rubber ducks.

There were so many Bud ducks to choose from, but I chose DayDreamer and Decor 1 Duck. DayDreamer is sky blue and down to earth. She has hearts, dragonflies, butterflies and ladybugs on branches all over her body. Therefore, it was only fitting that I take her picture outside.

My husband could probably direct you back to the rubber duck store in Venice. We left our umbrella in the store and he ran back and got it while I purchased sandwiches for our train ride back to Lake Garda.