LEANING

 

 

 

 

 

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Lucca, even though small, has city walls, and is an hour either way between Pisa and
Firenze (Florence) close to the marble mining sites in Carrera in Tuscany. One of the
paradise places for painters, for the light they want to catch in their landscapes.

Went from Amsterdam two years ago with Transavia (a smaller plane co. our US travel
agent couldn’t find!) to Pisa, so we booked it ourselves and saved several hundred dollars:)

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THE GOOD: Leaning tower – not in Pisa, but still in the area (W Italy)
where we were.  Easy to see that the building styles are simple and sturdy.
Also, many towers and many gates (below).

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE RANDOM:
No travel without some brushes, paint and foldable water bucket! Italy is famous
for Fabriano watercolor paper – oooh- in 3 1/2 x 5 inch postcard size
in downtown Lucca’s art store
sent the Tuscany plein airs with an Italian post stamp to a few art lovers

 

 

THE FUN:
So simple …but not! I was hanging over the balcony five stories high while standing on tiptoes on a chair to catch this view. In the process of painting  had to come back from
my opinion that the long tall cypress in the van Gogh’s paintings were exaggerated –
there’s no other way to paint with the sun shining on them!

 

 

 

The plants and flowers made me feel at home – similar to California. Oleanders in a simple vase

 

 

Old arched bridges –  notice the way they trim these cypress trees (like on my postcard)

 

 

 

Have never passed so many tunnels cutting through mountains in a 4 hours. drive.
This one we went through –reflecting the sun– at time of sunset when leaving
Nice (pronounce niece), France.

 

 

 

 

The famous Mediterranean coast between Italy and France. My honest opinion:
don’t go in the summer, when tripping over the people laying on the beach!

 

Tuscany’s warm breeze and distant mountains
(Six words Sat.)
inviting the morning into my room
they are indelibly written on my soul

 

Thanks to All the Hosts

Sunday in my city
Blue Monday *  Randomosity  * I Heart Macro  *  Catching the Light * Flowers in a Vase *
Our World *  Nature Notes  *  Trees and Bushes  *Wordless *
ABC– F  *  Waterworld  * Outdoor Wed.   *  Wordless Wed.  * Black and White Wed.  * WedAroundWorld  *
Little Things  *  Up Down View * Good Fences  *  Alphabe– N  * Floral Friday Foto  *
Fri. Photo Journal  *  Sky Watch *  Fri. Greens  *  Weekend Reflection  * Todays Flowers *
Maleviks Rosen  *  Pink Saturday  *   Six words Saturday *