The theme for this week's photohunt is surprise.
I struggled a bit with this theme until I started browsing our Italy album from last year, and found photos of a coastal town we visited that, up until now, I had no clue which it was.It's not like I do not obsess over travel planning and details,but a little mishap in the plans gave us a whole day, with a car in the beautiful Tuscany.
It just happened that last year, we were in Siena, and we had plans to go horseback riding in the Tuscany country side, an hour south of Siena. Unfortunately, at the last minute, plans were canceled(not by us). We could have mourned since we were looking forward to galloping in the vineyards, but we decided to look at the bright side; we had a car and a full gorgeous last day in Tuscany, so we decided to set out exploring! Since we needed to be in Rome that night, we decided to head in that direction. With a map, a GPS and a Christopher Columbus attitude, we started heading south and west towards the Mediterranean.
The whole drive was absolutely breathtaking, and after a while, I gave up on the map, and decided to just enjoy the scenery, and the beautiful towns.And this is how it happened, that one of the most amazing memories of the trip was stumbling upon this beautiful portal town that I now realize is Monte Argentario, and more specifically the photos are from the facing north, Porto Santo Stefano.And what do I know, they must have expected our surprise detour, and named the Piazza after me:)
Even though the surprising cancellation of our horseback riding was disappointing, the surprises the day held for us were amazing!
Happy weekend all and thanks for stopping by!
Comments (14)
Piazzale Candi! That is great. I love unplanned surprises like this when travelling. Great post for the theme.
Posted by Annie | August 28, 2009 6:40 AM
Posted on August 28, 2009 06:40
The surprise detour looks like so much fun! I was a bit on the same wavefront. :)
Posted by expatraveler | August 28, 2009 7:31 AM
Posted on August 28, 2009 07:31
A good surprise for you
Posted by keeyit | August 28, 2009 8:54 AM
Posted on August 28, 2009 08:54
What a wonderful surprise you had. Fantastic scenery and great shot.
Posted by Carver | August 28, 2009 5:04 PM
Posted on August 28, 2009 17:04
Oh surprises makes you excited because you can see more beautiful stuff around...Nice one. Happy weekend and mine is up.
Posted by gengen | August 28, 2009 8:46 PM
Posted on August 28, 2009 20:46
Don't you just love coming across surprises like this? Wonderful photos and love the story behind them. :)
Posted by YTSL | August 29, 2009 12:56 AM
Posted on August 29, 2009 00:56
That's so cool to have your name up there.
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Posted by Criz Lai | August 29, 2009 1:51 AM
Posted on August 29, 2009 01:51
what a delightful surprise. i love all your pics. Happy weekend. :)
Posted by liferamblings | August 29, 2009 7:57 AM
Posted on August 29, 2009 07:57
Now that's a great surprise!
Posted by sandi @ the whistlestop cafe | August 29, 2009 8:11 AM
Posted on August 29, 2009 08:11
Hi Candi,wonderful post. You took some great photos (especially that last one). :) How very cool and exciting to see "Piazzale Candi"! What a fabulous surprise find for the both of you. I agree with your "Christopher Columbus attitude" (love that saying). Exploration and adventure can lead to some pretty unexpected and fun surprises.
Have a great weekend!
Posted by Kathy (Trekcapri) | August 29, 2009 8:16 AM
Posted on August 29, 2009 08:16
I love the street sign, Candi!
Good job on the theme too.
Posted by nancyhol | August 30, 2009 12:20 AM
Posted on August 30, 2009 00:20
Wow!! What a great surprise :) Looks like a great place to visit also.
Posted by girasoli | August 30, 2009 12:06 PM
Posted on August 30, 2009 12:06
Italy is full of surprising treasures and you found a little jewel of a place on your day out.
Thanks for sharing it with us.
Posted by jmb | August 31, 2009 9:08 AM
Posted on August 31, 2009 09:08
You made lemons into lemonade sweetened even more by that sign! How cool is that!
Posted by Barb Cabot | September 1, 2009 7:08 AM
Posted on September 1, 2009 07:08