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WPC – Fun
….where to begin with this great topic, FUN?
The first photo, although not the best quality, brings a smile to my face because of how gullible people can be. While watching this guy, my husband sarcastically commented on how this trick or optical illusion is done with magnets and he said it loud enough for a few people to hear. Soon after I hear the same people, who had been standing close by, proclaiming that magnets are the explanation for this feat.
I can laugh now but at the time I didn’t think it was so funny when this guy wanted to charge me 10 euro for posing with me. He accosted me and we used my camera for the pictures. Boy did I feel duped. In the end I gave him 5 euro and learned a big lesson.
Sunday Trees – 248
….Italy is known for wine and olives
In Assisi we were told by our cab driver that the wine in the region of Umbria was good but the olive oil was great. Every farm had olive trees.
For more Sunday Trees check out Becca Givens’ blog
Sunday Trees – 247
….I love these Cyprus trees
It’s a tree that I’ve only ever seen in paintings and photos but in Italy and certainly in the outskirts of Florence and in the hills of Assisi they are everywhere. Thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees.
WPC – Morning
….in Italy, mornings start with a coffee and a sweet
In Florence we found a famous baker from Vienna who made 20 different croissants every morning to serve to his customers. We first discovered his shop late one afternoon, just as they were about to close but they invited us in and made me a special ice coffee. Apparently ice coffee and coffee cream are two things that you don’t normally find in Italy. I didn’t know this but the baker was more than happy to whip up his own version of ice coffee for me. I also tried to order cream for my husband’s Americano and the baker was about to top it with whipped cream but I stopped him. It was then that he explained that coffee cream was a German and Viennese thing and in Italy only milk was used in coffee or served black.
That afternoon we enjoyed our beverages and some of the best pastries we’ve ever tasted. As we were leaving the owners of the cafe encouraged us to come back for breakfast so that we could try some of their special croissants.
A couple of days later we took them up on their offer and stopped for breakfast before heading out to the leather market down the street. Sure enough there were numerous croissants to choose from. I decided on the most unusual looking one. It was completely black because it was made from ash and it was filled with prunes. It was absolutely delicious and complemented my cappuccino. The only downside was that it left black flecks between my teeth that were difficult to remove.
For more ‘morning’ photos check out WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge
Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge 2016 – Week 31
….Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge can be any photo that doesn’t seem to fit into any other category
I have no idea what possessed my sister to kneel on the ground like this. I’m pretty sure she’s not praying. Her husband took this shot somewhere in Italy.
This smiling face greeted people in front of the store in the town of Lucca.
Thursday Doors – August 4, 2016
…Italy has an abundance of beautiful doors
The first is an opening leading to our son’s show at the Venice Biennale and the second is a door we passed on the Grand Canal.
For more interesting doors check out Norm 2.0
Sunday Trees -246
….thanks to Becca Givens for hosting Sunday Trees
Lemon tree in Lorenzo il Magnifico’s courtyard, Florence, Italy.
Thursday Doors – July 28th (posted July 30)
….church doors in Italy were a photographer’s dream
Every large city in Italy seems to have a Duomo or cathedral. These two doors are from the Duomo in Florence.
Thursday Doors is hosted by Norm 2.0
Cee’s Which Way Challenge – July 27, 2016 – Venice, Italy
…..pathways in Venice, Italy didn’t always lead us to where we wanted to go
This is the pathway to our hotel in Venice. It was so small that the porter who was helping us with our luggage missed it the first time we passed it.
Most of the streets and pathways in Venice were very busy but some were almost deserted. The reason for the later was due to the fact that they often ended in a dead end.
Even the canals seemed deserted at times, especially the smaller ones.
Thanks to Cee for returning the Which Way Challenge
Mama Cormier 