Passer Domesticus: Travels

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19 July 2017

30.06.2017

I don't usually visit Italy during the summer, but because of a wedding I had the chance to meet my family at the end of June for a few days. I brought my camera along with no special purpose, but ended up taking a lovely photowalk with my dear sister and her boyfriend at Parco Nord — a beautiful wild-looking park in the outskirts of Milan. The sky was overcast, but the park was full of flowers and the peaceful sound of cicadas: it truly got me thinking about the summers of my childhood. To me, these pictures will be a precious memory of those lovely days spent with my family!

26 December 2016

26.12.2016

I am still spending a couple of days with my family and I am so grateful for the time we are having together — not to mention that the weather has been incredibly beautiful! This morning I took a photowalk with my sister in Pian di Spagna nature reserve and these are a few of my favourite shots: I am really happy with them.

25 December 2016

24.12.2016

Merry Christmas! Like every year, I am spending it in Italy with my family. The weather has been sunny and welcoming so far, so I'm hoping there will be time to take more photos! Yesterday afternoon my sister and I joined my parents for a walk by the lake in Sorico: the light was magnificent and I even succeeded in capturing a couple of swans. Most of all, I'm happy I was able to spend such a beautiful afternoon outdoors with the people I love. I hope you are also spending the holidays with your loved ones!

28 September 2016

Travel Journal — The End

We left Norway via the beautiful Skibotn route and stopped by Kilpisjärvi for a Saana pastry. I really love Finnish Lapland and I wished we had more time to enjoy the amazing autumnal landscape — ruska had already arrived there! Unfortunately though we had a long drive ahead of us and we couldn't stop as much as I wanted to. I still managed to take a few photos and I think they will be the perfect end of this travel journal!

26 September 2016

Travel Journal — Tromsø, Norway

These are from the afternoon we spent on Sommarøy island, just a 30-minute drive from Tromsø. Jacopo and I had been there before several years ago, but the weather was so miserable I didn't take a single photo. It was wonderful to be able to see those beautiful places again on such a wonderful sunny day — I felt very lucky!

24 September 2016

Travel Journal — Tromsø, Norway

We spent the last couple of days of our trip in Tromsø: a very fascinating town above the Arctic Circle. The weather turned sunny and we decided to take the famous Fjellheisen — a cable car that took us on the top of Mount Storsteinen: the view from up there was absolutely amazing! I have really good memories from that day — despite being a bit sad that it was our last in Norway. These are a few photos from above.

22 September 2016

Travel Journal — Vesterålen, Norway

We arrived in Vesterålen just a week after the end of the high season: that meant that we could have the fishermen villages all for ourselves, but we also had to deal with the rain and cold of the approaching autumn. I didn't take many photos that day, though I think these few are really worth sharing: the landscape was so melancholy!

20 September 2016

Travel Journal — Vesterålen, Norway

After leaving Lofoten, we spent three days in the archipelago of Vesterålen — the northernmost part of Nordland county, where we rented a beautiful farm house in the village of Bø. In the farm house we cooked delicious food, enjoyed the warmth of the fireplace and even saw the Northern Lights one evening from the porch! Sadly it rained during most of our stay in Vesterålen, but we still managed to visit some incredible places and take some photographs. These I took during an afternoon walk on the beach of Bø.

18 September 2016

Travel Journal — Lofoten, Norway

After three unforgettable days in Lofoten, we were going to continue our journey north through the archipelago of Vesterålen. Though before leaving Leknes, we spent a beautiful morning hiking. It had possibly been my favourite day of the trip: just look at the views I tried to capture with my camera and you will know why!

16 September 2016

Travel Journal — Lofoten, Norway

A part from the cats of the fishermen villages, sheep were definitely the animal we encountered the most in Norway — for that reason I was reminded about Iceland. That rainy afternoon I wanted to try and take a good portrait of a sheep, though the proper occasion for it came a few days later. On a side note, I think I have seen more rainbows during the Norway road trip than in my entire life so far!