Thursday, August 20, 2009

All 26 found!


S, A dragon enhanced light in Volterra. Volterra was my favorite Tuscan city besides the little town we stayed in. It had many fun, interesting little ‘touches’ like this dragon all over the city.

T- I really wanted to find my T in Volterra because of Twilight (you see, it begins with a T). I know what you’re thinking and that is completely fine with me! I’m pretty excited that I have not only seen Forks but also Volterra. For most of you out there that have no idea what I’m talking about, it’s ok. You either get it or you don’t. And if you get it, you like it or you don’t. I get it and like it. So with out anymore delay…

T is for Twilight in volTerra. Like I said before Volterra, the Alabaster City, was my favorite Tuscan city and I thought it was pretty interesting to see these ‘old school’ (in American terms) TV antennas all over the sky line. Interesting because ‘we’ think that might be ugly as tourists, but it shows that this city is still lived in and is not a tourist destination to many. It also proves my point that it will take a very long time before high definition takes over the world.

U and V – these two are both staged, but I had to give tribute to the pizza and wine. In case you can’t find the U, it’s the glass (the nice red wine glasses were already being used by other tenants, but i bet you get the point). For those of you wine experts out there, did you notice the rooster label? Fireball actually bought this bottle, but I helped drink it. It is sitting on the table where we spent many hours outside our apartment overlooking the olive grove and vineyard.

This V was taken from my first meal in Italy and it turned out to be one of my favorite. I ate at this same place two more times!

W – from the Duomo of Siena, the most amazing cathedral I saw. Period. I hope to write an entire update on my day in Siena. We were in Siena during the time of the Palio, a famous horse race that has been a tradition for hundreds of years.

X – as seen on the trail between the Cinque Terre (‘five cities’ in Italian).
If you have really good eyes, the same trail from the same angle is seen in the following picture. Amazing scene, huh?

Y – a Statue outside the Archaeological Museum of Tuscany in Castellina in Chianti, the little town we stayed in.

Z – On the Albatros I, a ferry I took to access Isola Palmeria from mainland Italy in the Ligurian Sea.

And now I know my ABCs, next time won’t you sing (dance, travel, laugh, cry) with me.

Due to time constraints and internet access, this will be my last update in this time zone. I will write a few more when I get home about my day in Siena, Cinque Terre, etc. I will see you soon!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow, the far view of the five cities trail is my fave pic for sure. how freaking awesome is that picture??