Once I got tired of the Swedish no summer, I decided it was time for an Italian real summer. Arriving in Pisa late one Friday night in early July was like heaven. The next morning it looked like this - maybe not that picturesque
but just a hundred metres down the road, look how many choices I had
Most people go to Pisa to see the tower and it is hard to avoid - all roads lead to Piazza Miracoli. There are enough photos in the world of the tower so I photographed the river Arno instead. Some of it looks quite a lot like Florence
and some of it is uniquely Pisa
As always, I photographed lots of buildings, some old
and some not so old
I particularly liked the detail on this building which included astrological signs
such as this
and this
although the closest I could find to my own was this - just a few days out so good enough. No one really believes this mumbo jumbo anyway, do they?
The finals of the European cup were on with Italy playing Spain and there was lots of excitement in the air. Early in the evening, the crowds were gathering in the main square where a screen had been set up so we could watch it live from Kiev
Naturally, there were lots of flags and green, white and red everywhere
And it was all quite exciting for a while
especially as more and more people climbed on to this pergola hoping for a better view of the screen. Eventually, the police were called and after lots of discussion, persuaded them to get down
As it turned out, Italy lost to Spain so the crowds went home disappointed. I hope these blokes did okay out of the night though
Pisa certainly has its fair share of graffiti, some of which is easy enough to understand
and some of which might be street art
Some of it you would only understand if you had been following Italian politics for the last 40 or 50 years
although it's plain to see that the anarchists are good with spray cans
And then there is the down right odd but strangely entertaining
Next stop, Chianti country.
but just a hundred metres down the road, look how many choices I had
Most people go to Pisa to see the tower and it is hard to avoid - all roads lead to Piazza Miracoli. There are enough photos in the world of the tower so I photographed the river Arno instead. Some of it looks quite a lot like Florence
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and some of it is uniquely Pisa
As always, I photographed lots of buildings, some old
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and some not so old
I particularly liked the detail on this building which included astrological signs
although the closest I could find to my own was this - just a few days out so good enough. No one really believes this mumbo jumbo anyway, do they?
The finals of the European cup were on with Italy playing Spain and there was lots of excitement in the air. Early in the evening, the crowds were gathering in the main square where a screen had been set up so we could watch it live from Kiev
Naturally, there were lots of flags and green, white and red everywhere
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And it was all quite exciting for a while
especially as more and more people climbed on to this pergola hoping for a better view of the screen. Eventually, the police were called and after lots of discussion, persuaded them to get down
As it turned out, Italy lost to Spain so the crowds went home disappointed. I hope these blokes did okay out of the night though
Pisa certainly has its fair share of graffiti, some of which is easy enough to understand
and some of which might be street art
Some of it you would only understand if you had been following Italian politics for the last 40 or 50 years
although it's plain to see that the anarchists are good with spray cans
And then there is the down right odd but strangely entertaining
Next stop, Chianti country.
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