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Monthly Archives: July 2012

gelato love.

26 Thursday Jul 2012

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2012, amalfi coast, artisanal, basil, basilico, casa infante, cones, coppa, d7000, dof, eating, flavors, food, fragola, frutti di bosco, gay odin, gelato, gelato del teatro, italian, italy, mixed fruits, naples, napoli, new discovery, nikon, people watching, restaurants, roma, rome, strawberry, teatro, travel, v1, vacation, via toledo, white chocolate

I love gelato. There I said it. Are you surprised?

And of course where are you going to go when you want gelato? Italy, silly!

Casa Infante, Via Toledo – Napoli.

Every where you turn, you’ll see someone with gelato in their hands. (Yes, it’s that good).  Seems to be that gelato is served on every corner in Italy. And why not?

Now of course, there are some that are very good… and there are some that are fantastic.

My favorite in Napoli (Naples) – Gay Odin, Via Toledo. I was there pretty much every day.

On this day I devoured fragola (strawberry) and frutti di bosco (mixed fruits). It was the one day I didn’t order gelato al limone. I was clearly suffering from the heat.

And a new discovery in Rome – Gelatro del Teatro… (I ate my gelato so quickly every time I visited I didn’t think to shoot until during my last visit) :( The cups are lovely though, right? :)

above image via tripadvisor.com

 (Highly) recommended by many Roma food blogs for it’s artisanal gelato – I had white peach and lavender (and of course gelato al limone – I learned my lesson in Naples and decided not to go a day without it).

Other flavors – white chocolate + basil, rosemary + honey + lemon, sage + raspberry, etc… They might sound weird together, but the flavor is amazing! I now understand why it’s highly recommended.

Eagerly awaiting my next gelato in Italy.

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Indian Monsoon.

24 Tuesday Jul 2012

Posted by fig and the wasp in photography, travel

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buses, chandigarh, climate, downpour, drenched, driving, flooding, floods, fruit stand, india, indian, monsoon, mundu, nature, northern, photography, rain, running, schoolkids, southern, summer, torrential, travel, umbrella

Since returning from Italy I’ve found the weather here to be at times reminiscent of the weather I experienced over my summers in India… I’m talking about the monsoon.

I remember watching my cousins walking up to the house after school… completely drenched.

I remember spending many an afternoon staring out the window as the rain put a damper on my badminton plans (get it? ‘damper’?… really bad joke).

Now, of course, the rainfall I’m experiencing here is nothing compared the rainfall in India during the summer months.

But with the torrential rain, life must carry on…

Indians know how to deal with it.

All images via nowpublic.com, komonews.com, msnbc.com, trust.com, bangordailynews.com and looneynature.com

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all tuckered out.

22 Sunday Jul 2012

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2012, face, first class, italia, italy, nikon, people watching, photography, rome, salerno, seats, sleep, sleepy, tired, train, travel, trenitalia, v1, vacation

First full wknd back and this is how I feel… the train from Salerno to Rome.

Hope you had a great wknd! :D

PS. With regard to copyright – all images belong to little ol’ me (the wasp) unless otherwise stated. Be kind and give credit where credit is due.

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Missing Positano.

18 Wednesday Jul 2012

Posted by fig and the wasp in photography, travel

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70-300mm, amalfi, beach, cliff, cliffside, coast, colors, d7000, houses, italia, italy, landscape, nikon, photography, positano, saturated, travel, villas

Hands down the best part of my Italy trip was the Amalfi coast. Positano was my home for several days. I ventured to some of the other towns on the coast and found (so far) that Positano is my favorite. Can’t wait to go back! :)

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Excess ROMA.

13 Friday Jul 2012

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altar, angels, baroque, basilica, church, cupola, interior, italy, mary, paintings, pews, pipe organ, roma, rome, san carlo, Sant'Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso, statues, travel, vault, via del corso

San Carlo al Corso, Roma.

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