[Before & After]: Rainy Venice

Most people hate the rainy weather when you are on the road. It happened on the first day I arrived Venice, and I insisted to wander around with my cameras to look for some shots.

Rainy days could somehow create the mood for your shots.

You can also enhance the mood much stronger by adjust the white balance in Lightroom.

[Before]

[After]

::Photo-a-day//travel:: [My first lonely planet - Lucca]

Piazza della Anfiteatro

"The Piazza della Anfiteatro is a large circular piazza located in the north central region of Lucca.  It was once the site an ancient Roman Amphitheatre where gladiators and beasts engaged in mortal combat.  Today, the piazza is a popular tourist destination featuring outdoor restaurants and cafes."

More about  Piazza della Anfiteatro

It is the first place for me to start my Lonely Planet-journey.
After said goodbye to my friend in Pisa airport, I took the train to Lucca.
Actually I was not planning to go Lucca that day, but I found Florence is boring to me and wanna see somethings new, so I chose Lucca.
It is close to Pisa, however far from my hostel, and it was 6pm when I arrived there, so I only got 2-3 hours spent here. Not enough for me but it is fine.

It is a small town, with a city wall outside. The residents here go around by a bike or by foot, and they like to run along the path inside the citywall paved with the tree, it is a very pleasant town.

I will post more photos of Lucca in coming days, and my travelogue~

::Photo-a-day//travel:: [Silent night in Pisa]

[Taken in Pisa, Italy @ 20/6/2011]

I got stuck with the train at Pisa that night, at around 2am.
 I have to wait for the next train to Firenze till 4am.
And so I spent 2hrs, wandering around Pisa alone for my first visit.
It is an unexpected but joyful journey.
I was standing aside the river,
feeling the breeze,
capturing a photo of warm street light under the cool moon-light.

::Photo-a-day//travel:: [My first sunrise in Pienza]




[Taken in Pienza, Tuscany, Italy @ 17/6/2011]

 

Slept 4 hours last night for waking up early to see the sunrise of Tuscany.

I won't miss any chances to explore various perspectives of Tuscany.

It didn't disappointed me, sunrise here is so fantatsic!!!

The sun goes up, and the hills were rimmed gradually.

The sun...

shading the hills, up and down

casting the trees, bright and dark

awake the birds, fly and sing

Giving me, joy and fun.

::Photo-a-day//travel:: [Few hours in Siena]

 

 

[Taken in Siena, Tuscany, Italy @ 16/6/2011]

I only spent few hours here, because I have to go to Pienza and have a bus transit in siena.
Siena is a great place, so it doesn't enough for me.
I should make it for 2 days next time if my time and $$ are available!! heheee

::Photo-a-day//travel:: [My last day of the euro trip 2011]

[Taken in a cafe nearby Michelangelo Piazza, Firenze, Tuscany, Italy @ 20/6/2011]

Sadly come to the last day of my trip,
I spent a couple of hrs here,
drinking my fav drink - spritz,
watching my last sunset in this trip.

And these two birds sat aside me, sharing my chips,
and talking with me.

Thanks for the sharing my lonely time. :D

::Photo-a-day//travel:: [A day in a beautiful island - Burano]

[Taken in a Burano, Venice, Italy @ 20/6/2011]

Burano is an lovely colorful island.
We spent half day here, with sunny day.
And a wonderful dinner here, gave us lot of memories, meeting and chatting with local people.