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| Battistero di San Giovanni, Pisa |
i have just returned from a four day trip from pisa, lucca and florence. it has been an eventful trip, and although i took less pictures than i should have, the pictures that i have mean a lot to me. i think my photography has evolved, at least from this picture. there are hopefully more to come - because i am no longer on facebook, and i have to showcase them somewhere :P
the past four days have been tough, in more ways than one. it is very crippling to have to deal with the fact that some things will never change, even if you happen to somewhat dive in front of cars on a busy road to save a map. it's even sadder to realise that things will never change even if you dived in front of cars on a busy road to save the life of the owner of said map.
it is hard to deny the truth when it is being played out right in front of your eyes.
so did i enjoy the trip?
i saw the leaning tower and was somewhat overwhelmed by it (i never imagined that i would one day be standing in front of the bloody leaning tower of pisa!)
i visited the cathedral of pisa, and was blown away by the beautiful echoes of the voice of the guard in the baptistry of st john (not so impressive the second time round because there were stupid american teenagers on a field trip in the baptistery who did not know how to appreciate it and would not remain silent) - imagine a one man orchestra! seriously!! (watch this)
i had a bird's eye view of lucca and had the best mandarin ice lolly in my 22 years of existence
i had the opportunity to look at the birth of venus (after standing in line for about one and a half hours!) and michaelangelo's david (it doesn't matter that there is a replica standing in front of the palazzo vecchio - the original will just astound and amaze you with its fluidity - i am not exaggerating, he literally looks like he is ready to just step off his pedestal and stride off into the sunset; if that really happened i don't think anybody would be totally surprised, no other sculptures measure up to it)
i had gelato from eight different gelaterias
i had wild boar, roast rabbit and hare and bistecca alla fiorentina - oh bistecca alla fiorentina!!!!!!!!!!!!!
... so yes, i guess i enjoyed the trip. :)
in retrospect, maybe it was a way better experience than i thought it was.
notes on the things going on in my head however, deserve a separate entry. (but this also means more photos, so yay!)
