Ostuni, Puglia, by Diego De Gaspari
san gimignano april 16-5
san gimignano april 16-3
gaiole in chianti april 16
spring 2016 Italy trip Randazzo
Sicilian Sunset
The sun is setting upon the Marina in Ortigia, Sicily. Spring, 2016
It's not just winegrapes and olive groves in Sicily
Horses in the field next to the Graci winery in the Etna sub-district of Contrada Arcurìa Passopisciaro Castiglione di Sicilia. Spring, 2016
spring 2016 Italy trip 7
Sunrise in Ruchè country, Castagnole Monferrato
castagnole monferrato sunrise_spring 2014
Lucca candy stand
some Gelato, in the great city of Lucca, It.
Valerio in Lucca
Maybe the Italians didn't invent wine, but I think they invented 'Cool'
An old Moto in the cellars of Giacomo Fenocchio, Barolo, Cuneo, Italia. Claudio Fenocchio is producing some of the most exciting wines coming out of Barolo zone right now; the wines compete with the Big Boys on taste and quality, even if the low prices do not.
Very old Church, maybe holds 10 people
Came across this Church (appears abandoned) while walking the dog after a long day tasting in Monforte d'Alba. Camera phone capture.
alto piemonte 3
Cahors_March 2011
Vittorio Graziano vineyards
Vittorio Graziano Cellar tasting room
Loire River, toward the nuclear plant in Chinon, wintertime
centrale nucléaire, Chinon, France
nuclear powerplantloire riverwinterChinonCandes Saint Martin
John and Kim Rainy Pass rifle
John's boat at Whittier
whittier marina 2
whittier marina
The Boffas
While visiting Torino, a friend was fashioning this by hand to give to another friend - kind of a gag gift. Only the size of your index finger, or so, very clever.
street scene in Torino
Ventimiglia, IT. I know it's not the prettiest thing to look at, but the feeling I had crossing over from France into Italy was uplifting nonetheless. Italia, hai il mio cuore
A pleasant Sunday with the children riding ponies in La Roque-d'Anthéron, part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department
An enjoyable Sunday afternoon riding ponies in the Bouches-du-Rhône in the middle of March
moon and jane ritz 1
Candes Saint Martin_door
French village_typical main road
Candes Saint Martin_Loire_alleyway
Candes Saint Martin_Loire River boats
Candes Saint Martin_due East toward Chinon
kind of says it all, really
Luisant 2 Feb 2011
Castelvecchio Di Rocca Barbena_Liguria_8 sm
Paulin Feb 2011
This is the non-HDR photo (i.e. a single exposure, I have a different one posted in the HDR album) I took on a very foggy morning near Schooner-or-Later restaurant after enjoying breakfast; in Los Alamitos Bay, CA
I decided to post this in My Smug Mug, based on the "things I've seen" header. Watching a hot air balloon do an emergency landing in the Cru vineyards of Barolo is just plain memorable. I happened to be with an 84 year old gentleman, a former mayor of La Morra, who'd lived here all his life - he'd never even heard of such a thing, let alone seen it in his own back yard. Incredibly, not one vine was damaged. The margin for error was less than 2 meters on each side of the basket of the balloon. Wow.
The old fishing village turned resort town, Varigotti, Liguria, Italia, taken at dawn.
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