Italia

I reached the Alps: the soul within me burned,
Italia, my Italia, at thy name:
And when from out the mountain's heart I came
And saw the land for which my life had yearned,
I laughed as one who some great prize had earned:
And musing on the marvel of thy fame
I watched the day, till marked with wounds of flame
The turquoise sky to burnished gold was turned.
The pine-trees waved as waves a woman's hair,
And in the orchards every twining spray
Was breaking into flakes of blossoming foam:
But when I knew that far away at Rome
In evil bonds a second Peter lay,
I wept to see the land so very fair. 

Sonnet on Approaching Italy ~ Oscar Wilde

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A promised, on my lead-up to my Vegas trip (I leave in just 3 days!) I am posting a few of my favourite travel photos from a variety of beautiful places I have visited. I recently took you to Paris, Linda recently took you on a California road trip, and when we started this blog I kicked off the very first post with a few of my all time favourite travel photos from all over. 

Today I am taking you to Italy.

Enjoy!

Venice...

Tuscany...

Rome...

All images by me, please ask permission or link back to this blog before using

~ Clare x