The Loggia

 

A cottage small just built for two,
A garden wall with violets blue.

 

-- Willie Nelson "Who'll Buy My Memories?"

 

 

NOTES

 

    One of my favourite part of the Hever Castle was its beautiful Italian Gardens and the adjoining loggia. From the loggia where a fountain peopled with intricate sculpture resides, you could see the tranquil Hever Lake and on sunny days take a trip on a rowing boat or on the pedalos parked across the banks. The day being young and the castle not yet open to the public, I had the chance to explore and shoot in these picturesque grounds almost in solitude. These photos were mostly taken in the Italian Gardens, where every turn might reveal a lovely spectacle, whether it was a marble Aphrodite gazing over the rose bushes, a pristine swan gracefully treading waters below a stone bridge,  or the sprinkling of cascading wisteria from above the arched walkways.

 

    在赫弗城堡小住的幾天裡，最喜歡的景點之一還是那裡美麗的義大利花園跟連接花園與湖區的涼廊。從裝飾著精緻雕像與噴泉的涼廊上望去，可以看見赫弗湖的靜謐湖景，或者在天晴的日子裡，可以租一艘划槳船或腳踏船，悠然細賞煙綠湖面的浮光躍金。當天為時尚早，園區還沒開放給一般遊客參觀，也因此我有機會幾乎一人獨佔這處美景任意拍照。這些照片大部分是在義大利花園拍的，那裡每個轉身都能發現如畫的景緻，不管是玫瑰園裡一尊百年眺望的大理石維納斯雕像，還是一只純白的天鵝在石橋下怡然劃水的倩影，亦或是略抬頭，從拱廊上傾瀉而下的紫藤花瀑。

 

 

 

 p/S You can see more of the trip on my Instagram (@bonjourjasmineblog) !

 

 

Shoes :  via Taobao (here)

Necklace :  Cor-date

Headband :  Accessorize

Bises! ♥♥