MISC EUROPE PICS MAY 2015, PART ??
WELCOME AND ENJOY!!
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May-June 2015, ITALY
MIXED BAG OF PHOTOS, IPHONE
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COMO-PORT
NOTE HOW EVERYONE IN THE PHOTO HAS THEIR ARMS PHYSICALLY "UP", AND ENGAGED IN SOMETHING.
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COMO-INTERIOR, AIRBNB HOST HOUSE
EXCELLENT AIRBNB HOST IN COMO, SO FAR MY FAVORITE OUT OF 20 OR SO TOTAL. AN ALGERIAN WOMAN FROM PARIS MARRIED AN ITALIAN OF JEWISH HERITAGE THROUGH THEIR LOVE OF THE ARTS, AND JOINTLY FOUNDED A PUBLISHING HOUSE AS A MARRIED COUPLE, WITH FOCUS SQUARELY ON THE ARTS. IT'S NOW DEFUNCT, AND THEY'VE SINCE SEPARATED. HOWEVER, HER HOUSE WAS A MARVEL OF OBJETS D'ART, FRAMED PRINTS, ORIGINAL PAINTINGS, PHOTOS, AND THE BOOKS-THE VOLUMES RIVALED PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN THE AVERAGE SMALL TOWN. THIS IS A READING ROOM. I WAS GUEST #1. NO SERIOUS ACRIMONY, APPARENTLY. HE LIVES NEXT DOOR.
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MILAN
IF ONE PIC COULD SUM UP ITALY, THIS MAY WELL WIN THE PRIZE-AT MY MILAN AIRBNB APT. NOTE PARTICULARLY HOW THE SHADOWS MELD.
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MILAN
SHOT OF THE MILAN APT I STAYED IN. VERY MODERN, ARCHITECT-DESIGNED BUILDING, WITH A MARBLE-CLAD FACADE. THE ROSE IN IMAGE IS ACTUALLY PAINTED ON THE WALL. AND YES, THAT IS A CHESS SET GLUED TO THE CEILING. THERE WERE A HIS/HER W/C'S, AND A LARGE BATHROOM WITH SHOWER THAT HAD A MOLD-INFESTED CEILING, NOT TO MENTION VARIOUS CEILING AND FLOOR CRACKS.
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TORNO, LAKE COMO
A 15 MINUTE VAPORETTO RIDE FROM COMO. ONLY SAW ABOUT 10% OF LAKE COMO VIA VAPORETTO. SCENERY IS SECOND TO NONE.
