‘May The Fourth etc…’
Italian “Star Wars” fans fight it out in the piazza, a year ago today.
Not being a sci-fi sort of person, the significance of the day was lost on me at the time…
May The Fourth etc…
Tag: Italy
Flowers On The Rooftop
‘Flowers On The Rooftop’
… far flung vistas with floral framing, fabulous!…
White Bicycle
‘White Bicycle’
…parked up while the rain falls…
Cream Bicycle
‘Cream Bicycle’
…another European two-wheeled wonder, subdued but stylish!…
The Lion Looks Up
‘The Lion Looks Up’
…just what is it that you spy, sir?…
Fountain
‘Fountain’
“Look within. Within is the fountain of good and it will ever bubble up, if you will ever dig”
– Marcus Aurelius
‘Dharma Style/ Demetra Hotels’
‘Dharma Style/Demetra Hotels’
‘Hotel Grifo’
‘Hotel Grifo’
…welcome, weary travellers…
‘Hotel Columbia’
‘Hotel Columbia’
“You can check out any time you like, but you never leave” – Rome that is! (with apologies to The Eagles for lyrical appropriation).
Love the vertically hanging signage lights of this hotel near Termini, so old school!
Arches Within Arches III
‘Arches Within Arches III’
Beelines
‘Beelines’
Camouflage
‘Camouflage’
Shells & Shutters
‘Shells & Shutters’
…one eye open, and a hint of the ocean…
Gold Decorated Door
‘Gold Decorated Door’
…with a door as impressive as this, it’s highly probable that what lies behind it will be somewhat less so…
A Castle By The Sea IV
‘A Castle By The Sea IV’
The great Welsh travel writer Jan Morris wrote of the sadness of the castle’s history in her book, ‘Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere’.
She stated : “It stands on its promontory weeping, and to my eyes even in the sunshine its walls are never sparkling. A pleasant park surrounds it, and its rooms are full of treasures, but nobody who goes there can fail to sense its numen of regret.”
A Castle By The Sea III
‘A Castle By The Sea III’
…a complicated facade, a neo-gothic delight!..
A Castle By The Sea II
‘A Castle By The Sea II’
…another aspect of the castle…
A Castle By The Sea
‘A Castle By The Sea’
…poor Maximilian and Charlotte
this was meant to be
your forever home
a fantasy castle
by the sea…
People Don’t Just Grow On Trees, You Know
…an art installation seen in trieste in may that certainly made me wonder! i didn’t note the creator’s name or that of the work to give appropriate credit, sorry if that leaves you hanging…
Narrow And Crooked
‘Narrow And Crooked’
“Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk in love and reverence.”- Henry David Thoreau
Ebb Then Flood 