I went on a four day break to Italy with my Mum primarily for two reasons; relaxation and escape from the end of exams, and secondly; for the picturesque countryside, terracotta roof top scatters and intense architecture. All of which I avidly photographed at every oppurtunity- even when climbing the 463 steps of the Duomo cathedral in Florence! (My absolute favourite memory of the holiday. A typical idealisation of Italy- terracotta roof tops filling the entire city, sweeping infinite alleyways and rustic green countryside on the outskirts)
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Tuscany; Casole D'elsa, Pisa, Siena, San Gimignano, Florence
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| First stop, Pisa. A drink and lunch after the journey from the airport and energy for us to climb the leaning tower |
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| The slanted view from the leaning tower of Pisa |
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| Actual slanted view.. |
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| Straightened view! |
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| The roof of a church. Amazing, so incredibly detailed. The photo doesn't do it justice |
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| You guessed it, it's the leaning tower of Pisa |
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| Cute rustic souvenir shop in Siena town centre |
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| Siena |
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| Siena |
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| Siena |
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| Siena |
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| Gourmet food shop in Siena |
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| Gormet food shop in Siena. The Italians one true love (and my one true hate) olive oil! |
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| Siena |
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| Siena |
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| Inside a church |
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| San Gimignano |
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Museum of Torture, this is the wall of the museum, creepy but cool!
San Gimignano |
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| Aquaviva Hotel. The gorgeous Tuscan landscape |
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| Florence |
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| Florence, an artist painting the Duomo which we were later to climb.. |
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Florence, a singer on the market.
I wonder where I could buy myself his Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat? |
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| Roof inside The Duomo, Florence |
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| 463 steps later and we reached the top. Definitely worth the view though! |
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| You can see the shadow of the clouds looming at the top of this photo, the heavens later opened bringing thunder and lightning despite the 28 degree heat and sunshine! |
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| Love padlocks on the Ponte Vecchio. Similar to the Ponte Milvio love padlock lampost |
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| Along the Ponte Vecchio |
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| Next to the Ponte Vecchio |
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| Next to the Ponte Vecchio |
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| Florence, town centre |
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| An accidental shot.. zoomed in at the same time as taking the picture. Thought it looked quite cool still though |
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| Last drink of the excursion (drowning our sorrows to go back to England, school and work boo..) (Except I drowned mine in Diet Cola ha ha) Beautifully poured glass of Chianti in a cute, folksy Italian restaurant |
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