raid
Dad Photographer
Walking home each evening made us walk by this restaurant. The M9 handled it well.
Walking home in the evening ...... The girls always stopped at Baby Land, to see what they would get the following days.
It reminded us how young they really are.
Walking home in the evening ...... The girls always stopped at Baby Land, to see what they would get the following days.
It reminded us how young they really are.
Highway 61
Revisited
This is Italy and any latin European country too. Casual dinner time is 8:30 PM, with most of customers arriving at 9:00 PM.
Well when you travel in a foreign country, you get to live according to that country habits. That's so simple.
BTW in Siena did you try "La taverna di Cecco", via Cecco Angiolieri, 19 ?
Very nice place, where tourists are of course a target (they would be stupid not to try to gather the more customers they could) but which could keep its authenticity nonetheless. I noticed that many customers looked to be locals and used to come here frequently, which is a very good sign.
I could park easily and for free in a quiet street located at about 10' walking from the Porta Camollia.
raid
Dad Photographer
San Quirico D'Orrice is an old village located about one hour driving south of Siena.
Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Quirico_d'Orcia
We would never have thought of visiting this old village hadn't Robert and his wife stayed there briefly. We drove over there to meet with them.
Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Quirico_d'Orcia
We would never have thought of visiting this old village hadn't Robert and his wife stayed there briefly. We drove over there to meet with them.
raid
Dad Photographer
It was our children being hungry that caused some unhappiness for them.
I am used to many cultures.
Raid
I am used to many cultures.
Raid
raid
Dad Photographer
Robert and his wife led us around in the village.
raid
Dad Photographer
Then, we drove to places close to this village, and we visited Pienza and Montecchino.
Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pienza
Pizza in Peinza:
Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pienza
Pizza in Peinza:
raid
Dad Photographer
raid
Dad Photographer
Window Shopping.
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Dad Photographer
Bingley
Veteran
This photo was not taken in Siena but in a small village south of Siena where Robert was staying with his wife. . I will write about it more.
Great photos, Raid! I particularly liked this one.
We just got home last night from two weeks in Lisbon, southern Portugal, and Sevilla, so we're experiencing jet lag, too.
Bingley
Veteran
Sorry to hear about your car problems. I rented a car from Hertz in the UK in 2011 and got similarly gouged. Never again! This time, we rented from Avis in Lisbon and had no problems.
Bingley
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S T E F A N E L
These are a very nice set. We visited Siena in the late 1970s, and would love to go back.
Bingley
Veteran
Hi everybody, it was nice to meet Raid in Italy! And I had my Rollei with me ...
and the Leica x1 as well ...
yes, the weather was a little...rainy and windy...
bad weather helps the photographers, sometimes...
robert
Very nice squares, Robert! We had some bad weather in Portugal last week, which made for (I hope) dramatic black and white skies.
raid
Dad Photographer
I hope that you had a great trip to Portugal, Steve. When you have time, post some images from the trip at RFF.
Thanks.
Thanks.
raid
Dad Photographer
I will wait to hear back from Hertz USA before dumping Hertz forever. EUROPCAR treated me very fairly a few years ago.
raid
Dad Photographer
As for the off brand batteries, I will put them away as I have two OEM batteries for the M8 and the M9. This is safer.
oftheherd
Veteran
That is pretty much the way of it. There are still places I want to visit in Washington DC and environs. Even son, I have been lucky to visit many places in the USA and around the world due to having spent 29 years in the US Army.
oftheherd
Veteran
Raid, thanks for all the photos! I sometimes think I enjoy your trips as much as you do. Great shots.
