The Obelisk of Piazza Savoia

The monument was erected in 1850...

In honour of the Siccardi Law being abolished by the ecclesiastical court.

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The monument of Vittorio Emanuele II

Here are some photos of the monument of Vittorio Emanuele II of the house of Savoia. He was the King that united Italy. I actually bothered to walk a long distance to find this monument. I had seen it one day whilst passing by in a car...and I saw the flowers at the feet of the statue. I knew I just had to get a photo. So a few days later...I went in search of it on foot.

In these two photos you can see the flowers....(that usually aren't there). I thought they looked pretty.

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Run...

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Churches on a grey day...

These first two photos are of the English Speaking Church of Torino. The following photos are of another Church a few doors away. Many Filipinos attend this church.

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Note:

I apologize if I'm not able to answer your comments or visit your blogs, as I'm without internet connection for these few weeks. I have left Italy and returned home to my country Malaysia. To read more about this click here. This is a scheduled post.

Have a great day :D

xoxo,

Lly

Superga

Here are some of the photos I took of the Basilica of the Superga :D

My little brother trying to do some stunts...

I edited this shot to make the sky look stormy.

The funicular train that took us up to the hill.

Happy New Year

A whole year past and gone,

The play is over, the curtain is drawn,

Is there an applause, a thundering ovation?

Or the terrible hiss of deprecation?

But above and beyond all that I've done,

The good deeds, the white lies, and bad sticky buns,

There are many things to be grateful for,

The many blessings I cannot ignore.

So although the past year has not been the best,

And still many regrets I cannot lay to rest,

I'm thankful for everything that has come my way,

And with this in mind, tomorrow will be a better day...

The morning sun shining down on Piazza Castello in Torino. It's warm rays are so welcoming and happy. So, Happy New Year...and have a great year ahead!

Christmas Approaches...

A few days ago I took this shot of some Christmas deco down a walkway and I posted it up on Soaring Through the World in Pictures.  Since I loved it so much I played around with its blending modes and came up with different looks. I thought I'd post up these for fun...
Click on images to enlarge

 

 

It's been very very cold for me... and I really don't want to go out, even though the snow has just fallen and everything is so pretty. However, I have some Christmas shopping to finish up. So that will force me out of the house. Hopefully, I can get some good photos. Anyway, here's one from my balcony.

I love the snow on the trees...but I just don't know how to get the white trees to stand out. I wish I could really capture the beauty I see with my camera...for memory's sake...but oh well.

La Fontana Angelica

Today the sun was shining. I just had to go out. Besides, I still needed to buy a few Christmas presents. But really, I went out to snap photographs. I had not taken any in a few days. Gloomy skies and freezing cold keep me home under the sheets most of the days.

Today's photos are of the Angelic Fountain found at Piazza Solferino. Each group of statues, four in total represent a different season.  I can't tell which is which though. Hope you like them.

The Slice of Polenta

Polenta is a paste or dough made from cornmeal, which is boiled and then typically fried or baked. In Italy it's usually served in thin (about 1cm) slices. In this case, have a look...

Do click on images to enlarge.

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Found in downtown Turin :)

Inside St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

The artwork is amazing. Click on images to enlarge.

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Sorry about the noise and the blurry images.
The camera I was using doesn't perform so well in low light. Plus I had no tripod. I used my sister's Sony camera to take these shots. My Nikon Coolpix was totally hopeless. All the images came out blurry to the max. Sigh...

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