I may have decided to get a tatoo to commemorate my first trip to Europe. My friends say that they have never seen any places to get one, have you?

A tatoo requires care and followup, and should really be performed in your hometown to make this easier. Not to mention it being easier to scope out the facility and ensure they are using the most hygenic methods.

...but maybe you could choose your 'flash' at a shop in Italy, or choose an Italian symbol of some kind, then have the procedure done at home.

travelnut, I thought I would get a little Colosseum on my butt.

Sure there are tatoo parlours in Italy. Tatoos are called in italian TATUAGGI (tatoo-ah-dgee).

then shouldn't you have named yourself "cheeky"..?hahahaha....
(sorry).
I've thought about getting a 'fleur-de-lys' on my ankle ... that's as far as it went, however.

OUCH...

I couldn't sit in a cafe and have wine.

TATUAGGI - thanks!
Not on the sitting part on the upper part although you do raise a good point.
I couldn't think of another symbol for Italy.

Gondola
Leaning tower of Pisa
Cup of cappucino
Statue of David . . . .

Berlusconi's face.

olive branch
cluster of grapes
wine bottle
a combination of the above
a gladiator

If I weren't chicken I would get a wine glass on my bum.

If you are in Rome I have found some tatoo studios where you might have a look...
LELLO TATTOO LINE - via Baverino , 28 - 00168 Roma tel.:06-6145825

MAX ART TATTOO - via Vanvitelli , 25 - 00153 Roma (Testaccio) tel.:06-5756761

STUDIO TATTOODROME - Paolo Sellani - via Cimarra , 62/b - 00184 Roma tel.:06-4742971 / 0348-2659064

SUN VIBRATIONS - Mzrco Ottaviani - p.zza Camerino , 4 -00182 Roma tel.:06-7027376

TATTO CLUB SALOON - Massimo - via Marco Ceglio Rufo , 35 - 00175 Roma tel.:06-7674773

TATTOING DEMON STUDIO - Gippi Rondinella - via dei Farnesi , 72 - 00186 Roma tel.:06-6873206

TIGER STUDIO TATTOO & BODY PIERCING - Maurizio Materazzi - via Tolemaide , 24 - 00196 Roma tel.:06-39742155

TRIBAL TATTOO - Marco Manzo - via Cassia , 1134/a - 00189 Roma tel.:06-30311710

There is also:
SHOCK TATTOO in Via Durantini, Rome.

Hope this helps...

Just think, after many trips abroad your butt can look like a suitcase with travel stickers all over it.

Yes my rear end could start of plenty of travel conversations after a few trips.

Thank you so much Batuffolina! I will look these up and I hope I will have the nerve when the time comes. How do you say ouch in Italian?

I can see it now: "Here, let me show you my scrapbook..."

Get the leaning tower, then as you age, it'll straighten back up...!

Please don't disfigure yourself with a trashy tatoo. Years later you will regret it. You close so many doors when you display a tatoo.

hansikday I think her question was WHERE to get a tattoo, not IF. I received my first (of 3) tattoos at age 40 and love it! Each one has a special meaning/event to me and I do not consider them trashy or a hinderance to my life. I am an executive in business, a volunteer in my community, and no, I don't ride a Harley. Look beyond the stereotypes.
Lisa S

lisa, the vast majority of people DON'T look beyond the stereotypes. That's just a fact of life.

I guess there are worse things to do during a mid-life crisis so I hope yours bring you hapiness, but a young person should not shaddle themselves to such a negative burden.

What might be a cool, fun thing on a young, firm body looks cheap and sad on an older woman in the gym.