Today's shots follow on from yesterday with a couple more photos of the Pin Mill, this time with more of the terracing and the ornamental gardens in front of the mill itself. These were taken at the end of the day when most of the garden's visitors had left so it was possible to get these pictures without anybody wandering into the shot. I really like the second of today's pictures, the lighting was just right and although taken only moments after the first of these pictures I was able to take advantage of a break in the clouds as the sun shone through lighting everything up.
The third picture shows some of the steps leading up to the house which was the home of the garden's owners and the final shot shows the view from the upper terrace across Snowdonia. Although the cloud was building up it had been a brilliant day and I am sure you will agree it provided some fantastic photo opportunities.
Today I have a few more pictures of the terraced gardens at Bodnant with a couple of views of the 17th Century Pin Mill (I will have a couple more tomorrow).
These are really beautiful gardens, everywhere you look there is so much colour with such a huge variety of trees, shrubs and flowers. I absolutely love it.
So today will be the last from Florence for now, I have picked a couple of shots of the surrounding area to show how beautiful the countryside overlooking the city is. I like the colours of the buildings and the tree lined slopes.
The other pictures are of the buildings around the Piazza della Santissima Annunziata in the heart of the old city.
The courtyard in pictures 5 and 7 was inside La S.S. Annunziata di Firenze and was a real treasure. From the outside there was no indication of the beauty within.
In the far corner of the courtyard there was a small dark corridor and the 6th picture is of the ceiling. It was actually so dark inside that it wasn't possible to see any detail of the painting, thankfully my camera was able to pick it out, even handheld and without flash I was able to capture a really sharp image.
Looking at these pictures and others from my short stay I realise that there was so much more to see and of all the places I got to visit during my trip Florence is top of my list for places I would return to. I need to spend much more time exploring the city with its narrow streets, hidden courtyards, palaces, squares and gardens.
