The weather here has turned cold the last week. And even if every season has it’s charm I still found myself missing the heat and sunshine. I was looking through my photos from this summer ‘ s trip to the lovely Tuscany. And decided to share some photos from the lovely city of Florence. We… Continue reading Florence Flashback
Tag: Italy
Porto Venere
At the end of our tour of the Cinque Terre the boat took us to the town of Porto Venere. This is a lovely little town close to Cinque Terre. We had some time to take a look around here and I enjoyed walking in this cosy town. We did not have the time to… Continue reading Porto Venere
Cinque Terre
While in Italy we decided we had to do some sightseeing and decided to go for a full day guided tour to a place we’d heard many speak warmly about, so off we went to a guided boat tour of Cinque Terre. Cinque Terre means five lands and are the name of five fisher villages… Continue reading Cinque Terre
Photos from Lucca
Here are some photos from inside the walls of lovely Lucca: This photo shows the amfi piazza, this used to be an amfi theatre but when it wasn’t used anymore they used the structure to build houses leaving a nice oval piazza filled with small restaurants and shops. This photo is from one of the… Continue reading Photos from Lucca
Hotel Napoleon – Lucca
After the wedding we went off to a small town in Tuscany called Lucca. It is a very lovely little town where, as with many of the old towns in Tuscany the old part of town is inside an old wall. We stayed outside of the wall at a very nice hotel called, Hotel Napoleon… Continue reading Hotel Napoleon – Lucca
La Pievanella
The wedding was held at an olive farm that is redone to be a wonderful place for spending a holiday. There was two houses with lovely big rooms and nice bathrooms. The only draw back was the fact that it had no air condition and there was around 40 degrees when we where staying there.… Continue reading La Pievanella
Tuscany
I’m back from a lovely vacation in Tuscany. I’ll only stay for a few days at home before I go to our summer-house, but I will take the time to update my neglected blog. We flew down to a wedding in Tuscany from Stavanger via Frankfurt to Florence. We arrived safely and on time so… Continue reading Tuscany
Summer Vacation Time!
It’s soon time for me to go on a summer vacation. This year I’m off to Tuscany Italy. A good friend of mine is getting married down there and we’re starting the vacation by attending. I’m really looking forward to enjoying the nice weather, lovely food, wine, good friends and warm sunny weather. After that… Continue reading Summer Vacation Time!
