From old folders: Camogli

Camogli, beautiful Camogli... Small fishing village on the Italian Riviera, popular among tourists but still peaceful enough to enjoy its beauty. These photos were taken in September 2009.

Have a great day Everyone!

4 days in Italy.

Warning: this is image heavy post :)

Day 1: The arrival.
We flew to Milan (it wasn't possible to get direct flights to Genoa for our dates). On our way back from the airport we stopped in Arona to see Lake Maggiore. The day was perfect, sunny and crispy and the views were breathtaking.

Day 2: The wedding.
The ceremony took place in beautiful Zoagli, a small town on Ligurian coast. While waiting for all guests to gather and for bride and groom to arrive, I managed to snap some photos of picturesque surroundings. The weather wasn't great but it didn't rain much which actually was great: the ceremony took place outside Torre Saracena, an old tower overlooking the sea and the hills (very romantic scenery to get married!). We all gathered under umbrellas to witness this special moment of M. and T. tying the knot.

View from Torre Saracena di levante:

The bride looked stunning.

After the ceremony we celebrated that beutiful day in a restaurant Chiavari. And guess who had a lot of fun... Little G. of course. She totally freed her spirit: I'd never seen my girl so happy and cheeky and cheerful and crazy and out of control at once. She is so funny! We are happy we could be there for such a special occasion.

Day 3: Visiting family.
On Sunday, after lunch with C.'s parents we all went to see some of the family in Vernazzola, one of the nicer parts of Genoa, very close to the sea. The weather was really ugly that day, terrible rain and strong wind and I didn't take many photos to share with you. I like this "shark" boat, it looks funny.

Day 4: The departure.
We had our flight back to London in the afternoon so before going to the airport we decided to have a short walk in Milan. There's something I really love about Milan. Although the city itself looks a bit too grey and dark, there's this special atmoshere in the air. People smile more, I think. I'd like to visit Milan for longer than a brief moment. We only spent there few hours or so as we did last year as well.

The last five photos were taken in famous Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

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Happy Weekend Everyone!

Corner View: different perspective

Last weekend I looked at Genoa from different perspective. I was scared I might have discovered that  our decision of moving back to London was a mistake but it didn't happen. I was sure we did right (so was C.). I did feel nostalgic though (my child was born there) but it's also true that we weren't happy there. We simply weren't ready to go and live in Genoa at that time. I'd love our little family to settle down in Italy one day but we know some things are worth to be waiting for.

Happy Corner View!

For some more different  perspective, please visit Theresa.

PS I will post some more photos from our short trip soon.

Corner View: Holiday photos

Here are some photos from our holiday in Sardinia, in May 2008. It was special. It was our last holiday as a couple without a baby and, at the same time, our very first holiday as a couple with a baby. G. travelled with us as a little bean in me: we'd just found out I was pregnant. My morning sickness just kicked in and I couldn't fully enjoy all that good food. I got terrible sunburn and was forced to stay indoors for two days. I looked like I put my head into beehive. But it was such a perfect holiday anyway. I fell in love with this beautiful island instantly. I know I want to go back there again. We always say that next time we'll go south but I will always feel tempted to go back to the same place where we stayed two years ago.

Now we spend our holiday as a family, with our little traveller:

For some more Corner Views, please visit lovely Theresa.

Some time ago we went to Piacenza to visit C.' relatives. After our lunch we decided to see some sites and we visited two medieval villages: borgo di Vigoleno and borgo di Castell'Arquato. We didn't have much time so we only explored them briefly but it was enough for me to fall in love with the beauty and atmosphere of those magic places.

Emilia Romagna is beautiful. I admired the landscapes in the light of setting sun and I felt myself falling in love with those vineyards and hills. And all people I met there seemed to be much happier. In fact, if we ever are able to move out of Genoa, Emilia Romagna is on our list. On the top of it.

Here are few photos that I managed to take. Enjoy!

Thank you all visiting my blog and leaving nice comments here and at the same time I'm sorry that you hear from me less often these days. I do try to visit your inspiring blogs in my spare moments but my time on-line is quite limited. Life with one teething nine months old baby who crawls like crazy and treats sleeping as an enemy can be pretty occupying :) I do have some neglected and postponed photos and post to share and I will upload them, promise. Let me first find the way how to stretch my day to make it longer...

C. now works six days a week, including weekends. He's off only on Mondays and we always try to do something together to fully enjoy this precious time. Today we went to the countryside, taking advantage of this beautiful sunny weather. C. took us to Fontanigorda, a small village surrounded by hills, just an hour drive from Genoa. He used to spend his summers there when he was a boy so this little trip was a bit sentimental for him. It was just a perfect day. It was beautiful. We breathed cool air and we cherished the silence around us, interrupted only by church bell or barking of a dog somewhere in the distance.

And here are some photos to share, enjoy!

Little fountain, one out of many in Fontanigorda:

Church tower in the centre of the village:

Original house decoration:

Another little village, Casanova, seen from Fontanigorda:

Beautiful autumn colors (the reason I like October for):

And plenty of chestnuts around!