One of my favorite places to visit. Italy always delights, and when you have some time to really slow down and enjoy life - it's always amazing!
I'll finish this post when I get a bit more time!
Enjoy!
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| Look at the ceiling... notice the circular spot? |
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| The MAN... Garibaldi united Italy and was promptly excommunicated! By the way - Perugia a large city in Umbria has been excommunicated three times! The relationship Italy has had with the Vatican has always been tense. |
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| These Twizzy's are great urban transport, especially when space is so limited. |
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| More popularly known for this - these days! |
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| This is the gate you must pass through if you want to take a factory Lambo out for a test drive. |
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| I actually like the older lines better than the new |
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| I know it all works well with the carbon fiber capsule design... |
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| Here's how the V12 and transaxle get bolted on to the capsule. The load paths are so well thought out... really a magnificent piece of engineering. |
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| As you near the Lamborghini plant you see more and more of these... drivers dawdling around trying to figure out how to drive a super car. |
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| *Yawn* the cool part of the experience is watching new customers gingerly drive around town, then from afar - you hear somebody on the nearby test track run up that V12. An unmistakable sound. |
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| Yeah, we walked up all the way... |
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| When it got steep, steps were involved! |
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| and we saw this! |
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| Built in 1723-57 it replaced the first church.... This Sanctuary has a 4 kilometer long covered archway consisting of 666 arches. That's right, the symbolism is a stark example of the defeat of the devil every time your traverse the portico's. |
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| Rome is still very busy and very cultural |
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| One of two English Setters we saw on this trip, the gaze upon the local birds was classic. Hazel stayed at home and we sure missed her. |
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| Ancient Rome is an exploration all by itself. On this trip - just an afternoon - we didn't do much more than a hike on foot. Classic to my experience with this city, we were stuck in a 12 car chain reaction pile-up on the way back to Fiumicino. |
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| Each one of these fountains has a story to tell. |
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| Sunset over the Vatican |
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| Remember when chariots were a thing? |
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| We had an excellent tour guide, a grad student who was studying archeology, give us a walking tour under and around this ancient city. An amazing history! |
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| Back to Siena |
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| Siena's Cathedral is another structure rich in symbolism. This was the view from our apartment. |
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| The design reminds me of several of the Portuguese cathedrals. |
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| The leaning tower of Pisa... imagine dozens of people holding posses of themselves trying to keep it from falling over in front of a friend with a camera... a little this way... hilarious. |
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| Ornate edifice on the church in Pisa |
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| The Tuscan country side is the definition of idyllic. |
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| Coming home late last week from cooking class, we ran across this celebration. |
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| Experimenting with long exposure evening picture outside the Perugia city wall. |
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| If your ever driving from from Siena to Perugia - Montepulciano is on the way... apart from excellent wineries the views from the mountain top town are extraordinary! |
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| We were walking around town when I discovered this e-bike shop. The owners shared their business model with me - e-bikes are profitable and I'm glad to see - really taking off. These lines really reminded me of the old BSA's from the 70's. |
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| If you're ever in Montepulciano and it's noon - you'll be treated to this amazing bell tolling clockwork. |
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| Perugia's Griffon, this is on the roof of the building built upon "the rock" |
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| Assisi too? Yup! |
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| Street mime and small child meet! |
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| Inside the Cathedral |
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| Typical street facing window in Italy. This one was in Assisi, they are all the same AMAZING displays! I learned how to cook a few of these in my cooking class this year. |
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| You know your in a place with tight spaces when you see cars that have doors that slide open instead of swing out! |
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