Tag Archives: Italy

Remembering Rome

One year ago today I arrived in Rome to begin a journey around Italy. While I was excited to be exploring Italy I was a little apprehensive about visiting Rome. I’d been warned about expensive food, pick-pockets and excessively crowded tourist attractions. How wrong I was to be concerned. Rome was beautiful and trouble-free and I loved every […]

Weekly Photo Challenge – Orange

This week we’re asked to share a group of photos where Orange is either the dominant colour, or provides a bold highlight.  We’re also asked to look for different shades – bright neons, deep rusts, delicate peaches. I used this challenge as an opportunity to look through my archives from travels through Turkey, Spain and Italy last […]

Weekly Photo Challenge – Express Yourself

This shot was taken in Gubbio, Italy and I think it’s perfect for this week’s theme – Express Yourself. While walking around the Ceri festival – when the entire town parties for a day – I spotted these two enjoying a quiet beer and lunch away from the festivities.

Weekly Photo Challenge – Warmth

Warmth is wandering around a city on a cool day and finding a piazza bathed in sunlight where you can sit and watch the world pass by.

Weekly Photo Challenge – Yellow

This is my first entry for the weekly photo challenge.  The theme for this week is Yellow. I saw these old Kodak signs all over Italy.  This one was in Venice.

Photography101 – Day 14 – Swarm

The theme today is ‘swarm’ – and is meant to show a large group moving together. The best I could find from my archives to represent this theme was taken in Gubbio in Italy at the ‘Ceri’ festival where we came across a band who ‘swarmed’ down the stairs and on to the street. They were […]