italy, part IV, the last days

after we returned to torino from our riviera road trip we had a few days of rain in which we didn't do much other then stay around the city and see some local sites. no complaints here though. torino is absolutely gorgeous, and our friends parents made us feel like we were family ourselves.
thankfully the grey skies cleared though for the big gathering at the family vineyard. this place, uhhh i could have sold all my belongings and stayed there forever! the bread, the wine, the view... it stole a little piece of my heart.

i don't think our trip could have been more perfect. staying with family and really getting the true taste of italian living just felt so very right. i don't think we'll ever be able to thank our extended italian family enough for the experience they gave us. i know penny won't remember a lick of it, but thankfully we have a ton of pictures to show her when she's older, and her dad and i will never forget what it was like having her along with us.
if you missed them, here are posts onetwo, and three. and all the pics from our trip can be seen here. hope you have a great weekend, ciao!

 

italy, part III, a day in france

on the second day of our Italian/French Riviera road trip we woke, had a little breakfast, and naturally a cafe or two, then headed down to the little beach that was right near the house. the day was overcast and threatening to rain, but some of my most favorite moments from our trip were on this day... as you'll be able to tell by the enormous photo share, enjoy! jenn pierce, charlotte nc photographer

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^^ that teeeeny tiny cafe right there cost 4 euro. oh, Monte Carlo, you made me feel i was back in NY... ^^

and if this just wasn't enough travel pics for ya, you can see the first posts here, and here. and loads more to be seen here.

italy, part II, our third day

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more of this adventure to come!
see the first post here, and lots more pics can be seen here!

italy, part I, the first 2 days

our first day in italy we were all pretty exhausted. we landed, drove the two hours from milan to torino, and then spent the rest of the day getting settled, drinking lots of coffee, and walking around a gorgeous park that was a five minute walk from the house we were staying in. we said ciao to cows, goats, sheep, dogs, and italians. it was the perfect welcome to italy!
(and if you like, many more pics from these 2 days can be seen here)
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on day two we took the bus into the city of torino and spent the day walking around, sight seeing, eating vegan gelato, and letting penny splash in any bit of water she could find... good times were had!

going through all of our pictures is just making me ache to go back again. i'm pretty sure penny had the time of her life, and her dad and i most definitely did. why can't ever day be a vacation, amiright?!?!

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jenn pierce, charlotte nc photographer
"a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2013."
penny: here you are on one of our last days in italy, sitting on a big girl swing for the very first time. the fact that it was overlooking a vineyard on the italian countryside was just an added bonus to this perfectly perfect moment...
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