Here are a few photos I took of artwork downtown in Tampa. Enjoy...
1.22.2009
1.18.2009
Tampa Market
The City of Tampa has a market every Friday from 10am to 2pm. Erin and I decided to head downtown to check it out this past week. Here are some pictures from that.
The block next to the market. It was chilly, but sunny.
A vendor of Italian goods: olive oil, olive products, balsamic vinegar and more.
I heed the warning here and avoided the spicy olive dips.
Erin and I spoke with the man selling honey for awhile. The honeys were local and by the season. We bought a pound each of Fall and Winter.
All that walking and looking at food we decided to grab lunch. Erin enjoyed a sausage roll while relaxing on a bench next to the market. I have some more pictures from downtown Tampa to be added soon. Enjoy!
The block next to the market. It was chilly, but sunny.
A vendor of Italian goods: olive oil, olive products, balsamic vinegar and more.
I heed the warning here and avoided the spicy olive dips.
Erin and I spoke with the man selling honey for awhile. The honeys were local and by the season. We bought a pound each of Fall and Winter.
All that walking and looking at food we decided to grab lunch. Erin enjoyed a sausage roll while relaxing on a bench next to the market. I have some more pictures from downtown Tampa to be added soon. Enjoy!
Series for A Sunday....
I thought I would make my next post a series of three images that all go well with today, a Sunday. I wish that I had pictures from the NFL because of course today is Championship Sunday and one of the last football weekends of the year.
This first image is of St. Peter & Pauls cathedral in Krakow, Poland. This was taken on Easter '08. Pope John Paul the II was a priest here long before he was Pope and the posters that can be seen on the front fence are in honor of him.
Sunday is also a good day for leisurely activities. This photo shows a quote written on a window and the clouds behind. Whether you choose to sit outside and look up at the sky or if you are brave enough to tackle Joyce's "Finnegan's Wake" Sunday is always a good day to slow down and take some time to relax.
This final image is of the Oscar Wilde statue in Dublin. The statue shows Wilde lounging on a rock and faces out of the corner of a park and he is looking towards his home.
Enjoy these photos and I will be posting more soon!
This first image is of St. Peter & Pauls cathedral in Krakow, Poland. This was taken on Easter '08. Pope John Paul the II was a priest here long before he was Pope and the posters that can be seen on the front fence are in honor of him.
Sunday is also a good day for leisurely activities. This photo shows a quote written on a window and the clouds behind. Whether you choose to sit outside and look up at the sky or if you are brave enough to tackle Joyce's "Finnegan's Wake" Sunday is always a good day to slow down and take some time to relax.
This final image is of the Oscar Wilde statue in Dublin. The statue shows Wilde lounging on a rock and faces out of the corner of a park and he is looking towards his home.
Enjoy these photos and I will be posting more soon!
1.17.2009
Fiesole to Settignano, Final Leg
We continued on down the road from the castle and followed our directions into some more off-roading. We walked past a few more farmhouses and also encounter some boars (cinghiale) in a group of olive trees. At first we were frightened by them, but they turned out to be much more frightened off us. They ran off before we could get any pictures or have any other interaction, which in retrospect is probably a good thing. We found that we had to descend some from the hills in to Settignano. The town was quiet because it was a Saturday. Most of the shops and restaurants were closed when we got there. We picked up a bottle of wine from a local vineyard and then stumbled around the village for awhile before find our bus stop near the church in the main square.
The bus back into Florence was a nice trip back down the hills and into the city. After all our walking it was nice to ride for awhile. The trip certainly was full of interesting sights and sounds. It is always nice to get out and walk and really absorb the feeling of place at the speed which nature intended us to move, but after a long day of hiking it is nice to head back to "civiliazation" take a shower, have a warm meal and get out of the rain that started as we were headed in for the day.
I hope to add some more pictures soon of the more "photo" variety. I have a few from here in Tampa that I'd like to put up and I've also been going through more pictures from different trips from '08...
The bus back into Florence was a nice trip back down the hills and into the city. After all our walking it was nice to ride for awhile. The trip certainly was full of interesting sights and sounds. It is always nice to get out and walk and really absorb the feeling of place at the speed which nature intended us to move, but after a long day of hiking it is nice to head back to "civiliazation" take a shower, have a warm meal and get out of the rain that started as we were headed in for the day.
I hope to add some more pictures soon of the more "photo" variety. I have a few from here in Tampa that I'd like to put up and I've also been going through more pictures from different trips from '08...
1.16.2009
Fiesole to Settignano, Part 5
After a bit more hiking we reached this location, Castel Vincigliata. It was an interesting looking place and the only thing on this section of the road so we took sometime to get closer.
The main entrance was guarded by these lions who had rather sad expressions. We went in and saw a few cars around and heard quite a few people in the interior of the castle.
These lions were on the inside. Whoever built this castle must have really liked the big cats.
We walked around a garden for a bit and managed to peak into an interior courtyard which I got a quick shot of.
We think that there was a wedding inside. There were a lot of people in the windows of what appeared to be the dining room and a bunch of cars outside. We poked around as much as we could then head back on our way on the road to Settignano. This was certainly interesting stop along our way. Next stop, Settignano! We still had some more through the woods hiking to do before reaching the town, but this was the last really noted site along the way. I'll post up the final pictures soon...
The main entrance was guarded by these lions who had rather sad expressions. We went in and saw a few cars around and heard quite a few people in the interior of the castle.
These lions were on the inside. Whoever built this castle must have really liked the big cats.
We walked around a garden for a bit and managed to peak into an interior courtyard which I got a quick shot of.
We think that there was a wedding inside. There were a lot of people in the windows of what appeared to be the dining room and a bunch of cars outside. We poked around as much as we could then head back on our way on the road to Settignano. This was certainly interesting stop along our way. Next stop, Settignano! We still had some more through the woods hiking to do before reaching the town, but this was the last really noted site along the way. I'll post up the final pictures soon...
1.14.2009
Fiesole to Settignano, Part 4
Ahh, yes the next part of our intrepid adventure. We followed the path which was better suited for the cloven-hoof as described by our wonderful directions and ran into a few farm houses and some old Fiats which were rather neat to look at, but we weren't so sure we were getting closer to our destination...
Both of these Fiat 500's ( or cinque-cento) were sitting about 100 yards from a remodeled farmhouse and pretty cool to look at. This car was Italy's "Model T", small , affordable and mass-produced it changed the country for ever during it's modernization in the '60's. In the early '50's the average Italian family had no TV or car and most died in the same town they were born in often sharing a massive family property with their extended family. By the late '60's most people had cars, television was widespread and cities grew as Italy rapidly modernized. The Fiat 500 is considered a classic in Italy. In the US many would laugh at this diminutive vehicle, but they miss the point that millions of these cars made it possible for average Italians to get out there on the road and move at the pace of the modern world. This car helped Italy to move out of the dark times of World War II and become a modern nation.
We wandered past through some more olive groves still unsure of our route, but we did find this beautiful tree which sported an impressive canopy of festive yellow foliage.
We eventually found our way to a path and hiked through some woods then hit a road. We followed this in the direction which we felt was correct. We trekked on for awhile unsure of ourselves, but still having fun and watching the darkening sky hoping that rain would hold off long enough to see us through to Settignano. We reached this sign and the church (photo lost) and were rather relieved because it was referenced in the directions. We were on track, it was still dry and cool..
In the church yard there was this sculpture of Jesus Christ which I got a quick shot of through the fence. Unfortunately, the pictures of the church itself are lost, but the humble house of worship appeared to be well-maintained and was the only structure we saw on this stretch of our trip.
I'll be posting up the next section of this hike soon and I hope you enjoy the pictures and stories from this trip!
Both of these Fiat 500's ( or cinque-cento) were sitting about 100 yards from a remodeled farmhouse and pretty cool to look at. This car was Italy's "Model T", small , affordable and mass-produced it changed the country for ever during it's modernization in the '60's. In the early '50's the average Italian family had no TV or car and most died in the same town they were born in often sharing a massive family property with their extended family. By the late '60's most people had cars, television was widespread and cities grew as Italy rapidly modernized. The Fiat 500 is considered a classic in Italy. In the US many would laugh at this diminutive vehicle, but they miss the point that millions of these cars made it possible for average Italians to get out there on the road and move at the pace of the modern world. This car helped Italy to move out of the dark times of World War II and become a modern nation.
We wandered past through some more olive groves still unsure of our route, but we did find this beautiful tree which sported an impressive canopy of festive yellow foliage.
We eventually found our way to a path and hiked through some woods then hit a road. We followed this in the direction which we felt was correct. We trekked on for awhile unsure of ourselves, but still having fun and watching the darkening sky hoping that rain would hold off long enough to see us through to Settignano. We reached this sign and the church (photo lost) and were rather relieved because it was referenced in the directions. We were on track, it was still dry and cool..
In the church yard there was this sculpture of Jesus Christ which I got a quick shot of through the fence. Unfortunately, the pictures of the church itself are lost, but the humble house of worship appeared to be well-maintained and was the only structure we saw on this stretch of our trip.I'll be posting up the next section of this hike soon and I hope you enjoy the pictures and stories from this trip!
1.13.2009
Fiesole to Settignano, Part 3
The next part of our hike took us through some interesting terrain. We wound up doing a little trespassing and later on in this would do a lot. We hit an area where we had to walk along the road for a bit and were able to see this view before we headed back into the woods for awhile.
Matt posed ready to tackle the next part of the trek. Behind him you can see the edge of the road that we split from to head down some more trails.
We found our way into an area of olive groves. Tons and tons of olive trees. The directions were good for this portion of the olive trek, but later we spent some time confused in olive groves before we pushed across and got closer to our destination.
Here is where things got confusing our directions were busy explain how the path was more suited for "cloven-hoof" than for two wheels and how one would picture a laden cart being pulled by oxen down this section of the trip. This part was beautiful, but I think that some of the path has changed since the writing of the directions...
We stopped by another roadside shrine to get our bearings and forge ahead.
Next will be more photos from this trip which would soon lead us to an interesting and site after just a few more olive groves...
Matt posed ready to tackle the next part of the trek. Behind him you can see the edge of the road that we split from to head down some more trails.We found our way into an area of olive groves. Tons and tons of olive trees. The directions were good for this portion of the olive trek, but later we spent some time confused in olive groves before we pushed across and got closer to our destination.
Here is where things got confusing our directions were busy explain how the path was more suited for "cloven-hoof" than for two wheels and how one would picture a laden cart being pulled by oxen down this section of the trip. This part was beautiful, but I think that some of the path has changed since the writing of the directions...
We stopped by another roadside shrine to get our bearings and forge ahead.
Next will be more photos from this trip which would soon lead us to an interesting and site after just a few more olive groves...
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