Rome, Italy – 2016 – iPhone
I’ve always had this thing for taking photos of bikes. So, when I see either a cool bike or a bike with cool surroundings, I have to snap a photo! This one, in Rome, was no different!
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Category: ITALY Thru My Eyes
Il Colosseo
Beautiful Flowers
Guidonia, Italy – 2016 – iPhoneBeautiful Countryside
Alanno, Italy – 2016 – iPhone
Craig’s barber’s (in Rome) daughter and her husband run a beautiful hotel and restaurant, Villa Alessandra, here in Alanno, Italy. The setting is beautiful, picturesque! When I think of getting away from the world, the busy city, life, one of the places I think of is Alanno!
Pescara to Rome
Cocullo, Italy – 2016 – iPhone
One of my favorite drives, in the whole world, is the road from Rome to Pescara! I counted how many tunnels there are many years ago, but I have since forgotten, about 20ish, I think! The best thing is that you are on as many bridges, if not more! As you come out of a tunnel you are up high on a bridge and you can see some of the most beautiful scenery! Lush green everywhere, beautiful farmlands, gorgeous countryside, but my favorite are the little villages nestled into the mountainsides or sitting on a pinnacle high above the world below. Of course, they were originally built high up for protection but, today they stand as monuments to a vast array of history! This day we took the same road, but this time in the opposite direction from Pescara to Rome, not as good because you miss one of my favorite villages, but still fun and enjoyable!
Relaxing Thru The Tunnel
Cocullo, Italy – 2016 – iPhoneWelcome May
Guidonia, Italia – 2016 – Canon 50DThru The Trees
Rome, Italy – 2016 – iPhoneLeaning Tower of Pisa
Pisa, Italy – 2016 – iPhone
It’s always fun to visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa! I tried to go up it once, but as you can see there aren’t many railings around the outside edge and when you are on the side that tips down it is a very strange feeling! I tried, failed, but tried! My stomach got the best of me!
Italian Farmlands
Senigallia, Italy – 2016 – iPhonePonte Delle Catene
Bagni di Lucca, Italy
We went to the city that Paola is from, Bagni di Lucca, a very quaint, pretty village nestled in the mountains. I walked across the Bridge of Chains (Ponte Delle Catene) and there was a chair waiting there for me to RELAX on. I sat down and waited, soon enough a bike came along, there is nothing like a bike, a bridge and relaxing all together! 😊
April 2016
Taken with an iPhone 5s
Ancient Roman Aquaduct?
Lucca, Italy – 2016 – iPhone
As we came into Lucca we saw this Ancient Roman Aqueduct from the freeway. Craig mentioned to Francesco that I’d like to take a photo of it, so he took us out to it. This aqueduct was built in 1823 so is not an Ancient Roman Aqueduct like we thought, though Francesco said there was one there before. But, it does look like the aqueducts that were built by the Ancient Romans. Anciently, it took water from the Serchio River in Lucca to Pisa, about 20 miles away. It’s amazing what the ancient Romans did!
Ponte Della Maddalena
Borgo a Mozzano, Italy
Craig’s cousin, Francesco, took us to see his wife, Paola’s, home town. On the way we passed this bridge (Ponte Della Maddalena or Ponte Del Diavolo – “Bridge of Mary Magdalena” or “Devil’s Bridge”), which was on my list to take photos of, so it was perfect! And, the weather and lighting were so good, giving a perfect reflection in the Serchio River! This bridge was built between 1046-1115 AD.
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Lake Bracciano
Bracciano, ItalyFarfalla Bianca
Camerate Nuova, ItalyLa Farfalla di Rosa
Camerata Nuova, Italy
We went up into the mountains north of Rome with some friends and there, in 2007, we had a wonderful time at our friend’s cabin, Enrico & Letizia. At one point we all went for a walk, it was gorgeous! Amongst the trees were these beautiful butterflies, tiny and very small. My friend Rosa, put one on her hand, so I call this one, La Farfalla di Rosa (Rosa’s Butterfly).
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Santa Maria Sopra Minerva
Rome, Italy
When we arrived in Rome I soon found out that there are a lot of churches there. My attitude at first was that all churches are the same, so I would walk past them. After about a year of living in Rome, one day I didn’t walk past a particular church, but rather, I walked inside and I was amazed at the beauty I saw. I soon found that every church is different inside and from then on I always went inside a church to enjoy the wonder and beauty of it! This church I visited many times over the years and I took this photo of a column and the ceiling in 2005. Santa Maria sopra Minerva was built on top of the foundations of a temple dedicated to the Greco-Roman goddess Minerva, thus sopra Minerva (above Minerva). I still remember the first time I walked inside this church, I was in awe at the beauty of the ceiling!
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Rome, Italy
