Monday, 16 March 2009

Florence - River Arno


River Arno at Florence.

Looking rather dirty - several days of rain had filled the river with an abundance of water ..

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Sunday, 15 March 2009

Florence - Quiet corner


A nice quiet corner - on a Sunday anyway ........ A few trees and grass.


Not far from the Ponte Vecchio.

Florence - Street poster 2


Nice bright colours on these street posters in Florence.


Brightens up the wall.

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Saturday, 14 March 2009

Grottaglie


Grottaglie - Porta S. Angelo e Viale Stazione.


1940's postcard

Thursday, 12 March 2009

Mestre


Mestre - Chiesa di S. Lorenzo e Ponte della Campana.


1940's postcard.

Tuesday, 10 March 2009

Livorno - Church


Typical Italian church - Google Earth tells me it is the chiesa s. Andrea but I'm not too sure about that ..


It always pays to check out what you are actually taking pictures of.

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Venice - Rialto Bridge



The famous Rialto Bridge ( Ponte di Rialto ) here in Venice

Scanned from a picture taken in 2002

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Saturday, 7 March 2009

Livorno - Street Scene


This was a dismal wet day here in Livorno ..


Driving rain throughout our visit ..

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Thursday, 5 March 2009

Pisa - Cathedral of St.Mary

The cathedral of St.Mary in Pisa even in January attracts quite a few visitors.


The white marble stands out against the blue sky - a brilliant white colour.

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Sunday, 1 March 2009

Florence - Winged Lion

A close up shot of the winged lion - here in Florence.


Not sure where in Florence this photo was taken - we were just tramping around all the tourist spots.

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