Image of the Week : La Fontana
During our first trip to Italy, I surprised Chris by wanting to visit the tiny walled city of Lucca. Chris adores Puccini and it just so happens that Lucca does as well. Puccini was born in Lucca and is the celebrated son of the town.
While wandering the cobbeled streets of the town, we came across this fountain near our hotel. There was just something so visually interesting about the marbled stone fountain against the backdrop of the old ocher colored building.
The little details like the royal blue sign, red geraniums in the window box, light blue shutters and bicycles scream Italy.
It remains one of my favorite photos from that first trip, and of Lucca in general. I’d like to think my fountain fetish began with this shot.
For this week only, both the color and black and white images and the greeting cards will be available with FREE shipping!
Click on the links to view and purchase the color version and the black and white version.
Enjoy.
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December 30th, 2009
Beautiful. I particularly liked your 5 Favorites Lucca post on Italofile. Brava Robin
xx Eleonora (your arugula ally)
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December 30th, 2009
lovely photo, robin.
why am i not surprised you love my favorite little place
not far from tourist*ridden Pisa?
did you know
you can rent a bike and pedal around the top
of the wide fortress wall there in Lucca?
there is the sweetest, narrow park all around!
please try it next time
if you have not…
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December 31st, 2009
Oh yes. We did rent bikes and ride the walls. I loved doing that. So peaceful and beautiful. So glad you loved it too. Great minds and all that….
December 31st, 2009
Eleonora, any friend of arugula is a friend of mine! I am glad you liked that post. It was hard to stop at just 5