A few pictures from Adrian’s birthday.

A fresco at the Abbazia di Monte Oliveto Maggiore.

The view from a service station on the Brenner Pass. What a gorgeous shade of blue.

Driving through the Brenner Pass on holiday last year, it was one gasp after another. The photos all look chocolate boxy and cliched, but in reality, the Alps take your breath away.

A balcony in Montepulciano, Tuscany.

The river near the Cascades d’Arifat in France.