Last of the Holiday Photos

The window display at Converse retail store, Santa Monica.To finish off the week, here are some highlights from my trip. And as from next week, we'll be back to all things interior design. I hope you have enjoyed my images as much as I have re-living them.On the way to Italy, I stopped over in Los Angeles for several days and stayed with a friend and fellow architect in Santa Monica. We had lots of fun.This is how they advertise MAC make up in Santa Monica.Bamboo forest, Huntington GardensWe visited Huntington Gardens and I cannot recommend...

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Rome, Italy II

Piazza Navona with Bernini's Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi in frontHere are a few more highlights of the main attractions of Rome - Piazza Navona is a bustling square with the grand and famous Bernini fountain, Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (The Fountain of the Four Rivers), taking centre stage. When I first saw the Trevi Fountain, I had a few tears and the Pantheon is amazing - both inside and out.Close up of Bernini's The Fountain of the Four RiversTrevi FountainThe front of the Pantheon from the Piazza della RotondaThe...

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Rome, Italy

The Arch of Constantine (by the Colosseum) with the Roman Forum in the background.Have you ever been to Rome? I was fortunate enough to spend a few days in this amazing city after attending the wedding in Tuscany. What a place! It has everything - history, beauty, architecture, interiors, food, wine...there is something for everyone. If you ever have an opportunity to go, accept it immediately.I enjoyed it so much and bear with me as I reminisce about my time there on the blog this week.Looking toward the Colosseum from the Roman ForumThe...

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Montestigliano, Tuscany.

The gorgeous bride and her Dad.I arrived back in New Zealand last week after a fantastic trip which took me to the shores of the USA and Italy. The above photo will explain how this trip first came about - yes, my dear friends, Wes and Adriana were getting married and their wedding was to be at a small hillside 'borgo' called Montestigliano, Tuscany - which is located about 10 minutes from Siena. How could I turn this invitation down?So there I was at the beginning of June enjoying this gorgeous place for a week and I just had to share...

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