MISC ITALY PICS MAY 2015, PART ??
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June 2015, ITALY
MIXED BAG OF PHOTOS, IPHONE
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June 2015, ITALY
MIXED BAG OF PHOTOS, IPHONE
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I ASKED ABOUT THE BUNKER, THE GUY IN THE PHOTO RENTING OUT THE BEACH CHAIRS SAID IT WAS BUILT BY THE GERMANS DURING WWII. I MADE A SOMEWHAT TASTELESS JOKE REGARDING HOW THESE WOULD MAKE THE GERMAN TOURISTS FEEL AT HOME...HE ACTUALLY FINISHED MY JOKE.
MOJITO AT THE BEACH. THERE WAS A FATHER AND SON HANGING AROUND CHATTING ON THE ROCKS IN THE BACKGROUND. CAN'T IMAGINE IT HAVING BEEN A STRESSFUL CONVERSATION.
THIS PLACE IS KNOWN FOR THE ENGLISH ROMANTIC POETS THAT VACATIONED HERE IN THE 19TH CENT. PERCY SHELLEY DROWNED OFF THE COAST HERE SOMEWHERE
RECOMMENDED BY MY COUSIN, A CAMPING GROUND NEAR MONTE ARGENTARIO IN TUSCANY. LOTS OF TOURISTS, AMERICANS, GERMANS, ITALIANS. BUT DID NOT LIKE AS IT WAS FAMILY ORIENTED. VISITED PORTO SAN STEFANO AND PORTO ERCOLE NEARBY FROM HERE.
I NOTICED A COMMOTION WITH A FAMILY, THEY WERE HUDDLED AROUND A PATCH OF GRASS. UPON GETTING CLOSER, I SEE THEY WERE TRYING TO CAPTURE AN EXOTIC-LOOKING BIRD. CAN YOU SEE IT???
ON THE WAY TO LA SPEZIA, DROVE THROUGH THE MASSA AREA AND ITS LITORALE. NUMEROUS MARBLE CUTTING/SUPPLY BUSINESSES HERE NEAR CARRARA.
MY AIRBNB APARTMENT IN THE LA SPEZIA AREA WAS IN A SMALL BUT CHARMING HILLTOP HAMLET. THIS IS SOMEONE'S BACKYARD.