Lucca

WPC: Dinnertime, children

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There was the subject of cook for another challenge not so long ago, so today let me concentrate on the places where we also eat when we don’t eat at home, even though there are some photos from there as well. More info in the captions. Buon appetito!
First Slovenia: a fish canteen in Portorož.
Bosnian restaurant in Piran named after the Olympic Games 1984.
The restaurant at the beach in Piran.
The best restaurant in Piran. Above the stove there is magnet saying “My family tree is full of nuts”. I bought it.
Here we eat in Piran if it’s not too hot (ok, or too cold).
Another restaurant by the sea in Piran.
This fish restaurant is in Ljubljana with the view of the greatest Slovenian poet and his muse.
Croatia follows: This is al fresco in camp Škrila, island Krk, Croatia.
Here we didn’t eat, looks lovely, Grožnjan, Croatia.
Back to Italy: Here Niki de Saint Phalle was making her barbecues. Il giardino dei tarocchi.
This is in Lucca and we didn’t stop and eat no matter how lovely it was.
This was the wedding on the beach in Ostia.
And this was Oktoberfest in Tuscany. Pub “Porta gialla”, Borgo Carige.
For my birthday they + dad took me to Orbetello and we had a great time.
And when you stroll around Pienza, this surprises you. Slow Food for Burkina Faso. Something sounds off here.
To return home: Did you know that in Italy it’s believed that one person eats 125 g of pasta? Slippers by UrsaNina.si
This happens when I ‘cook’ for myself.
I love eating on our terrace, whereas some others are afraid of flying bestias.
His father brought this. Five kilos of lamb. It fed us (and Bestia) for weeks.
His daughter made this: apple cake. Takes after father.
Ooops, this is not us. But they have dinner too. Buon appetito!

Photo: a © signature mmm production

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: Dinnertime

Thursday Doors, March 24 – anniversary edition

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Norm’s Thursday Doors photo challenge is one year old. My blog will be two in under a week. Celebrations are in order.

I thought it would be good for the occasion to have a look at what kind of doors I published in the first year of my blog before landing the perfect challenge for me.

The first time I participated was on May 1 with the typical title Thursday Doors on a Friday, wondering if this was allowed, but it took me a month to grow into a regular. Since then I think I only missed one Thursday, early on, it just flew by too fast. Door-spotting has become a family sport and a source of joy. Thank you for that, Norm, and to every contributor for making it fun.

The following photos have all already been published before I found Thursday Doors. I am too lazy to edit them up a bit and upload them once again with the watermark. They will have to do as they are.

Porto Ercole
Scarlino
Metelkova City, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Metelkova City, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Metelkova City, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Metelkova City, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Metelkova City, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Local invitation.
Scansano
Padna, Slovenia
Pitigliano
Pitigliano
“I’m by your side, however you decide.” Lucca
Future Double Helix Runaway’s room. Lucca
“I’m telling you the truth!” Lucca
Just a little confession. Lucca
Roma
Ex-casa
Casa, sweet casa
Koper, Slovenia 🙂
Magliano
Photo: DS / Posing in Orbetello

And this is a recent revisit to my favourite local door used for the New Year’s Day edition of Thursday Doors. I had to take some new photos because they are in bloom. Let our Thursday Doors bloom on too!

Photo: a © signature mmm production

For the anniversary edition of Norm Frampton’s Thursday Doors challenge.

SL-WEEK 37: Electrifying

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Since amore is electrician, he approves of Sylvain’s challenge this week. He immediately produced a neat little wiry box for me to shoot – whatever it may be. As it is, I have plenty of related images.

Ljubljana New Year’s light jungle and an inspector.

For the hungry in Ljubljana – sadly, they were idle.

Cherry light fixtures in Lolita, Ljubljana.

This is how I do it.

Piran clock tower and cables.

A combinatian of ancient and electric in Lucca.

Mad scientist lab in Lucca (for instance).

Back to daily views: Capalbio stazione.

The view off Capalbio with a lone lamp.

And my favourite: I thought it was graffiti but apparently this is how here they warn people about electricity: “Who enters dies.” How Dantesque.

Photo: a © signature mmm production

For Sylvain Landry’s SL-WEEK 37: Electricity

It is hard for me to discuss pride, especially of having done well. I had a kind of Stendhal syndrome, or what Wiki tells me is called hyperkulturemia visiting the places below. And what I feel viewing the images I captured there is as close to pride as I’ve ever come. No matter how little I had to do with it. Other than come and click. That’s why the title of this post is Pridem. In my language it means Coming.
Pisa
Vatican museum
Colosseum, Roma
Pantheon, Roma
Ponte Vecchio, Firenze
Piazza Anfiteatro, Lucca
Lucca Cathedral
Pitigliano
Orvieto Cathedral
Photo: MM

For Sylvain Landry’s SL-WEEK 27: Pride

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Trees&Houses

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Frankly, there must be trees and houses everywhere I look, seeing that I’ve got this combo on most of my photos. Some of these images have been waiting for some time to be posted, and now I’ve got an excuse. Thanks, Cee.

The trees have come to mean Italia to me. The Guinigi tower in Lucca, with seven oak trees on top, was built for this challenge.

Four trees in Roma:

An Italian and a Croatian church:

San Martino sul Fiora, Italia
Grožnjan, Croatia

A few views from Slovenia – Ljubljana, Maribor with the oldest vine in the world, and Piran:

To finish, trees around the corner with the oleander to point the way home.

Photo: MM

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CFFC

WPC: Intricate – My name is Lucca

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My name is Lucca and I was born intricate.

It had been a cloudy, rainy day earlier when we strolled around Pisa. But now we were here and above something started to move. First there was the side view of the cathedral. Yes, lovely, but I’ve seen Orvieto already. Also, I wish to point out that I was born and raised in socialist Yugoslavia so I look at churches purely for the wow-effect of their architecture.

“Wait until you see it from the front,” you said. The left top side seemed especially unusual so I took a close-up. Are these stairs?

It was still clouded over as we were slowly walking to the front. And then the sun was starting to win. This view greeted us on the corner.

And then it slowly became apparent what you meant.

With the sun lightening it just right, every step was a revelation.

Another close-up.

And the final view in all its glory. Thank you, Lucca and the sun, we shall return.

Photo: MM

This concludes my Lucca triptych, which started with 4 windows and 4 doors and continued with the sun going down. There is still the tower with the 7 oaks (top photo) but I shall leave it for another time. Some places you just can’t leave behind.

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Intricate.”