Earlier this month we spent two wonderful weeks in Italy, where we visited Venice, Florence, Greve in Chianti, Montefioralle, Siena, San Gimignano, and Montalcino. We drove through the Tuscan countryside and Val d’Orcia all the way to Rome, where we ended the trip. It was a fantastic trip. Italy is a photographer’s paradise and I took thousands of photos. Starting my series on Italy, here’s a slide show of the beautiful Tuscan countryside.
Ailsa’s Travel Theme this week is Round. So here are some shots of the dome of the beautiful Siena Cathedral, in Siena, Italy, which is one of the most beautiful cathedrals I’ve ever seen. I will share more photos of it in other posts.
This week’s photo challenge is On Top. I’m posting a few shots from my recent trip to Italy.
Photo taken from Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence, Italy.
Photo taken from the top of my hotel in Siena, Italy.
Photo taken in Venice, Italy.
The past eight days I’ve been traveling in Italy, after a very nice stop in London. Here are some of the many statues I photographed in London, Venice and Florence.
To see other entries on Ailsa’s Travel Theme go to: thttp://wheresmybackpack.com/2014/03/28/travel-theme-statues/
Street life in London, where I was last week.
This entry is part of Weekly Photo Challenge: Street Life.
Pink sunset in Santa Monica, CA.
Walt Disney Concert Hall Garden.
Pink benches. Downtown Los Angeles.
Pink is the word of the day for Ailsa’s Travel Theme.
Here’s my entry for Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Gardens.
Photos of the Japanese Garden at the Huntington Gardens in Los Angeles, California.
For this week’s Photo Challenge, I invite you “inside” the 18-foot-diameter (5.5 m) Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, which takes you up 8,500 ft. to the summit of Mt. San Jacinto, in Palm Springs, California. I was there just two days ago, and here’s proof of that.
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Inside the tramway.
Yes, that’s our tram’s shadow down below.
Getting close to the top.
That’s the final destination. You can see a tram just about to arrive there.
Another tram just ahead of us going down.
The view from below.
I loved the ride and of course took hundreds of photos on the way up and down, as well as at the top of the mountain. This is a great ride that I recommend to anyone who doesn’t have fear of heights. 🙂
This week, Ailsa’s Travel Theme is “Temptation.” That immediately made me think of food, not only because there’s a lot of tempting food out there, but also because eating is such an important part of understanding and appreciating the cultures of the places we visit. Here are some tempting foods from my travels.
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Jy is wat jy dink - nie wat jy dink jy is nie. Dit help soms om hardop te lag vir wat jy dink of dink jy is.
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