Travel Memories
This summer, we had an easy time deciding to stay home for most of the summer to catch up on backlogged schoolwork and house projects, including Sam's massive re-landscaping of my old house and the new one. He and a student filled two 15-yard dumpsters with tree clippings, shrubs removed, and assorted detritus from the previous owners of both houses. With all that accomplished, we're glad to have been here all summer.
Still, now that we're so ensconced in home, we're all the more glad to had the opportunity to travel so adventurously last summer. Even though it's been a year and is not exactly news, I thought I might indulge myself in a little photo-reminiscence.
We were gone for about 8 weeks, arriving in Shannon, Ireland, and passing through Dublin, London, Paris, Provence, Nice, the Cinque Terre, Florence, Rome, Brindisi, Korinth, Athens, Naufplio, Bari, Naples, Sorrento, Milan, and then Paris, London, Dublin, and Shannon again (we had originally intended to see some different cities on the return trip, but we changed plans in order to get back to the U.S. because we had by then discovered a little stowaway).
I decided not to take pictures systematically on the trip because we were going to see so much, and so many sights that have been recorded by much better photographers whose work is readily available. So my pictures are mostly just of assorted views that caught my eye as pretty--picturesque, even--or representative in some way.
We traveled through Provence hosted by some gracious, generous friends, who took us to see the ruins of a Roman settlement. (I have learned that when traveling with an archaeologist, one spends lots of time looking at things that are no longer there. ) There was (extant!) a really pretty old church:
Rome, the walk through the Vatican Museum to the Sistine Chapel:
Olive trees in Naufplio, my favorite city in Greece:
Fort in Naufplio, built by the Venetians:
Naufplio streets:
This picture was taken on one of our last nights in Korinth. It was the night we discovered that I was pregnant. See that sun? It's setting on our freedom (heh-heh). ;)
Still, now that we're so ensconced in home, we're all the more glad to had the opportunity to travel so adventurously last summer. Even though it's been a year and is not exactly news, I thought I might indulge myself in a little photo-reminiscence.
We were gone for about 8 weeks, arriving in Shannon, Ireland, and passing through Dublin, London, Paris, Provence, Nice, the Cinque Terre, Florence, Rome, Brindisi, Korinth, Athens, Naufplio, Bari, Naples, Sorrento, Milan, and then Paris, London, Dublin, and Shannon again (we had originally intended to see some different cities on the return trip, but we changed plans in order to get back to the U.S. because we had by then discovered a little stowaway).
I decided not to take pictures systematically on the trip because we were going to see so much, and so many sights that have been recorded by much better photographers whose work is readily available. So my pictures are mostly just of assorted views that caught my eye as pretty--picturesque, even--or representative in some way.
We traveled through Provence hosted by some gracious, generous friends, who took us to see the ruins of a Roman settlement. (I have learned that when traveling with an archaeologist, one spends lots of time looking at things that are no longer there. ) There was (extant!) a really pretty old church:
I love the narrow, old streets of Europe. This photo is also from Provence:
Lemon trees alongside the apartment building where we stayed in Riomaggiore, one of the Cinque Terre towns:
The stone staircase leading to our apartment, which appeared to be carved into the hillside:
The view from our window:
Rome, the walk through the Vatican Museum to the Sistine Chapel:
Olive trees in Naufplio, my favorite city in Greece:
Fort in Naufplio, built by the Venetians:Naufplio streets:
This picture was taken on one of our last nights in Korinth. It was the night we discovered that I was pregnant. See that sun? It's setting on our freedom (heh-heh). ;)
posted by Tara | 8:50 PM
3 Comments:
Oh, so lovely. I'm just barely able to control my envy to the degree that I can be happy you got to take the trip. :)
And I'm impressed by your self-control with the camera! When it's with me, I often seem to be fighting not being present in the moment. But you're so right. Other photographers have captured most of the gorgeous, generic shots so much better than I could. I commend your approach.
beautiful photos! they brought back memories of my own european backpacking summer. i loved cinque terre so much.
European vacations are my favorite vacations. I'm so glad you got to take this trip. I've been bemoaning the fact that European vacations are probably off the radar for a while - not that beach vacations are so horrible :)
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