Snow, Friendship, and a New Year | Rivisondoli 2024-25

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Welcome back to my blog, Hivers! I hope the week is going well.
In my last post I shared a video recap of our New Year's Eve in Rivisondoli, but today I want to show you the shots that I have and have taken with the same camera. Starting from the car trip, while we were driving through the mountains of Abruzzo in the province of L'Aquila, I realized how much beauty we are lucky enough to live in Italy. I have never been a lover of the cold, of Winter: I have never skied in my life nor have I ever spent a holiday in the mountains in Winter, but that snowy spectacle, I must say, is priceless. And I'm proud of myself for overcoming laziness and bringing my camera that time.

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Rivisondoli is a small village in the province of L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. I had never been there, but it is truly a little gem. I think that the photos, compared to the reacp video I made, capture better some details of those days of vacation and special celebrations.

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New Year's Eve was truly magical. We prepared a banquet full of delicacies, with special dishes and an elegantly laid table. Between courses, we enjoyed the festive atmosphere, toasting the new year with great enthusiasm.

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We didn't have any fireworks, but we still found a way to celebrate with Christmas stars, which added a touch of light and magic to the evening. Outside, however, there was no shortage of fires, the sky of spectacular colors, as you can see from my video

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The next day, with the desire to work off at least some of the food we had enjoyed the night before, we went for a walk in Pescocostanzo, a charming little village near Rivisondoli. The intention was to walk a bit, but between the cold and the post-dinner laziness, the enterprise was not as effective as we had hoped. It was quite cold and there were smells of food in all the streets of the little village!

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However, the village turned out to be a pleasant discovery, with its characteristic streets and suggestive atmosphere. I took several photos of the cobbled streets, the historic buildings and the architectural details that make this place so charming. Every corner seemed to tell a story, and the mix of snow, scents and the festive air made it all the more special.

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I leave you the photos of these moments here, hoping that you like them and that they convey a bit of the atmosphere we experienced. Let me know in the comments what you think and if you have ever been to Rivisondoli or Pescocostanzo, of which I leave you here the respective positions of @worldmappin - Rivisondoli: [//]:# (!worldmappin 41.86929 lat 14.06616 long d3scr) - Pescocostanzo: [//]:# (!worldmappin 41.88902 lat 14.06520 long d3scr)
Equipment: - Nikon D500 - Nikkor 16-85mm Lens - Post-production: Lightroom, soft enhancement of colors and contrast

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Ben ritrovati sul mio blog, Hivers! Spero che la settimana stia proseguendo al meglio.
Nel mio ultimo post vi ho condiviso un video recap del nostro Capodanno a Rivisondoli, ma quest'oggi voglio mostrarvi gli scatti che ho e ho fatto con la stessa fotocamera. A partire dal viaggio in macchina, mentre percorrevamo le montagne abruzzesi della provincia dell'Aquila, mi rendevo conto di quanta bellezza abbiamo la fortuna di vivere nel territorio italiano. Non sono mai stata un'amante del freddo, dell'inverno: non ho mai sciato in vita mia né ho mai passato una vacanza in montagna d'inverno, ma quello spettacolo innevato, devo dire, che è impagabile. E sono fiera di me per aver superato la pigrizia ed essermi portata la macchina fotografica.

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Rivisondoli è un borghetto in provincia de L'Aquila, in Abruzzo. Non ci ero mai stata, ma è veramente un gioiellino. Credo che le foto, rispetto al video reacp che ho reallizato, catturino meglio alcuni dettagli di quei giorni di vacanza e festeggiamenti speciali.