I decided to end this year right on the blog. Here are some personal art projects that I have been working on from Spain.

Art photos from Segovia, Spain:

Video from my trip to Spain.

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Hello Madrid, you are very pretty at night.

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We woke up at 6am to this:

Apparently it only snows about once a year in Toledo, if that. We were really lucky to stumble upon snow on this trip. Bob and I woke up at 6 am not for any reason but the fact that we couldn’t sleep anymore. It was nice to be up before it was light out and catch some photos of the snow during the night. Snow makes everything magical. Snow also makes everything a bit harder to get around. We tried to take a cab up to this beautiful view of the town of Toledo, only to find midway up that we were unable to make it because of traffic.

Bob snapped this photo of me… I really like it.

This is the street right behind our hotel, CASONA DE LA REYNA, which for under 50 EUR a night it’s a steal!

Snowman!

This was taken in the cathedral, where I guess you aren’t supposed to take photos? whoops?

Bob and I stumbled upon this really cool antique bookstore right across from the Cathedral in Toledo. I am starting to gain a fascination with used book stores. It all started on my trip to DC 2 months ago when I bought 6 books for under $20. This store I spent 20 EUR on one book, but it was worth it. (Someone is getting a book for christmas!)

Here you go KP, this one is for you.

2 naps later, we made it to the other side. Sunset instead of sunrise this time.

Toledo is known for it’s ham. We happened upon this small ham shop in the center of town. I love how they display their ham in the open air, it gives Spain a natural, earthy feel.

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We just arrived in Spain early this morning at 7 am. After an eventful flight (those are never good) where a woman passed out, and a man punched another man, we were ready to get on our way. My travel partner, Bob, and I headed on the first train out of Madrid to a small city about a half an hour south called Toledo. Today, Bob and I roamed around for Toledo for awhile taking photos, eating tapas, and drinking cerveca. I am way to tired to actually write any words, so here are some photos:

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These are freakin’ huge!!! The FedEx guy dropped off these beauties yesterday. I was supposed to receive them on Friday, but for some reason FedEx still doesn’t know where my house is. Oh, how I love UPS so much more. Well, enough about my love for UPS and my dislike for any other postal company, on to canvas speak!

I ordered this canvases last week from my canvas supplier (Simply Canvas, for all of you photographers out there) and boy, am I pleased! Each of the six photos are from the different countries that Dave and I visited on our trip to Europe. Germany, the lucky winner had 2 photos chosen from it’s beautiful countryside. Each photo is a different size that HA! Photography sells. The largest one  of the castle in Germany is a huge 30″x 40″ canvas!

Just look at that! Canvas prints are by far my favorite way to display photos. Finding what exactly to hang in our home has been a challenge. I am pleased with the selection of artwork we have put up.

Here are the photos and where they were taken:

1. 30″x40″ Canvas  -  Bacharach, Germany – This canvas is HUGE! I took this photo of a castle while Dave and I were biking through a nearby town on our travels through Germany. I love the blue sky and the green vines of wine growing up the hill. Wine is big in Germany, most of them being very sweet wines such as Reisling.

2. 20″x 30″ Canvas – Sorrento, Italy – This is my favorite photo of Mount Vesevius that I took on our travels through Italy. Dave, Leslie and I spent the afternoon in Sorrento after seeing Herculaneum. The weather in Italy was absolutely beautiful. I am a sucker for hot, tropical weather.

3. 16″ x 20″ Canvas – Prague, Czech Republic – These buildings tell of a time when Eastern Europe was in it’s prime. This area is very touristy being at the entrance to the Charles Bridge.

4. 11″ x 14″ Canvas – Burg Eltz, Germany – We passed this landscape walking towards Castle Eltz.

5. 8″x 10″ Canvas – Budapest, Hungary – On our walk to Castle Hill along the river, Dave and I passed by what looked to be like an old palace/government building. This old building was clearly not in use and had gates surrounding it. These tiles were part of the ceiling of one of the entry ways.

6. 5″x 10″ Canvas – Vienna, Austria – This is the gorgeous ceiling of St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna. I first visited the cathedral 7 years ago while in Vienna for a day trip from a month long stay in Hungary. This cathedral is one of the most unique and beautiful churches I have ever seen.

Want a canvas print??? I’m sure you do now!

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We visited Pozzuoli our first evening in Italy.

Pozzouli was originally founded by the Greeks as the colony of Dicaearchia. The Apostle Paul landed in Pozzouli (aka Puteoli) on his way to Rome (Acts 28:13). I think that is pretty cool.

Leslie and I shared a dorm room at Pratt Institute my freshman year. I am sure that if I hadn’t left Pratt we would have roomed together for the rest of our college experience. Leslie was one of those crazy Architecture majors, you know the ones that pull all nighters at least 2 times each week. Architecture at Pratt is the most insane college program I have ever seen! Us photography majors had it easy compared to them.

For some reason this Pozzuoli street scene reminds me of a mix between Miami and San Juan.

See! More stray dogs!

The Bay of Naples has the most amazing food ever. I think I could live here just for the food. Look at those pastas above! The Buffalo Mozzarella from this restaurant along the port was the most delicious cheese I have ever eaten. I am craving some mozzarella di bufala as I write this. Really, my mouth is watering just thinking about it.

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