Still in search of her proverbial backpack, Ailsa wants us all to take a load off and park it on a bench, any bench, anywhere. That’s the theme for this edition of the Weekly Travel Theme — BENCHES.
Below are a few — wooden, stone, bronze and iron — that I’ve sat on to catch my breath while in hot pursuit of Ailsa’s fill-in-the-blank backpack!
Just click on one of the frames for a full-screen view of this bench set.
Hibernating Bench – Campo Marzo – Vicenza, IT | ©Tom Palladio Images
Benches in the Spotlight – Campo Marzo – Vicenza, IT | ©Tom Palladio Images
Dark Shadows Bench – Norcia, IT | ©Tom Palladio Images
Lakeview Bench – Lac Leman – Ouchy, CH | ©Tom Palladio Images
Benched Passageway – Teatro Olimpico – Vicenza, IT | ©Tom Palladio Images
Etruscan Stone Bench (R) – Civita di Bagnoreggio, IT | ©Tom Palladio Images
Bronze Children on a Bench – Church of the Carmine – Vicenza, IT | ©Tom Palladio Images
Santuario dell’Angelo – Piovene, IT | ©Tom Palladio Images
Church of Saint Marie Madeleine – Perouges, FR | ©Tom Palladio Images
Around the Park Benches – Giardini Salvi – Vicenza, IT | ©Tom Palladio Images
©The Palladian Traveler | ©Tom Palladio Images
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Hope I find several of these in the next few weeks to sit and take in all the Italian views and people!!
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Excellent one! Love the bench in Venice especiallt
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Thanks for the thumbs-up. Only problem, there is no bench shot from Venice, but a couple from Vicenza. Which one did you like the best?
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Benched passageway, teatro. Had a hard time reading the captions and they don’t come up when you click on the photo itself. Sorry about that!
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Beautiful captures and of so different moods. I kept returning to the one in Vicenza…
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Thanks so much, Ese.
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I love them all!
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Thanks Bebs!
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Awesome!!! 🙂
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Thanks very much, Michael!
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So many benches. So little time …
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Pat — Just take a break and park it on one of the benches.
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Beautiful photos, Tom. The children on a bench is my favourite. 🙂
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Sylvia — I’ll have to take you inside that church on a future post. Thanks for “bronzing” around.
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These are wonderful bench captures Tom. I like the garden bench with the open door in the background best. Great perspective and depth.
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Thanks Emily. Seems like everyone commenting likes the courtyard bench.
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