Italia Blog

Steve makes ‘Glamour Italia.’

March 7th, 2009 by L A W R E N

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found in Piazza Vittorio Veneto.

March 2nd, 2009 by L A W R E N

found in Piazza Vittorio Veneto.
I hate touching it, not because it is a skull, but because it gives me an immediate olfactory memory that is so …hospital.

Ponte Vecchio (Bassano del Grappa).

January 10th, 2009 by L A W R E N

Yay! It was still at Di Tutto, Di Pui!
I had kicked myself for not buying this back in the Fall, but —woohoo— it was still at Di Tutto Di Piu’.

half-off because it was sitting there for months!
Half-off!

the real deal.
The real version, designed by Andrea Palladio.

zucchero.

December 6th, 2008 by L A W R E N

zucchero from Verona, found in Milan.
We stopped for coffee at ‘Pane e Aqua,’ just outside the gate from Rossana Orlandi.

San Michele, Lucca.

July 28th, 2008 by L A W R E N

San Michele.
San Michele, with a stunning painting of four saints by Filippino Lippi (who won my heart in Rome with his works in Santa Maria sopra Minerva).

San Michele.

San Michele.

San Michele, detail facade.

Lucca.

July 28th, 2008 by L A W R E N

The Duomo.
The Duomo.

The Duomo.
The Duomo houses a fantastic Ghirlandaio (not a great repro).

‘Pisan Style’ facade.
‘Pisan Style’ facade.

the labyrinthe.
Carved into the wall at the entrance.

labyrinthe detail.

torre of the Palazzo Guinigi.
The torre of the Palazzo Guinigi.

L’anfiteatro.
L’anfiteatro, backfilled.

We did not do justice to Lucca with our photos.

fattoria Voltrona.

July 27th, 2008 by L A W R E N

l’entrata.

view.

view.

view.

San Gimignano from the fattoria.

view.

view.

more fattoria.

July 27th, 2008 by L A W R E N

la terza notte.

dining area.

Mary and Yucky.

Mary and Yucky.

Mary and Yucky.

San Gimignano.

July 27th, 2008 by L A W R E N

San Gimignano.

San Gimignano, tourist trap.

centro commerciale.

davidi et al.

a hook.

autoritratto.

Volterra (il matrimonio di Audrey e Josh).

July 26th, 2008 by L A W R E N

festa in piazza!

la festa continua.

un ladro delle spose.
We did not take these photos (we lifted them from Josh).