MISC ITALY PICS MAY 2015, PART ??

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June 2015, ITALY

MIXED BAG OF PHOTOS, IPHONE

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TREBIANO, LA SPEZIA AREA

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FIASCHERINO, NEAR LERICI

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.

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FIASCHERINO


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FIASCHERINO

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.

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LERICI

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LERICI

THIS PLACE IS KNOWN FOR THE ENGLISH ROMANTIC POETS THAT VACATIONED HERE IN THE 19TH CENT. PERCY SHELLEY DROWNED OFF THE COAST HERE SOMEWHERE

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NEAR TREBIANO

FRESH FISH PURVEYOR. THE COAST WAS ABOUT 1.5 MILES FROM THIS SPOT.

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PORTO VENERE

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ALBINIA, TUSCANY

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.

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LERICI

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LERICI

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???

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LERICI

LERICI REMINDED ME OF THE MONTENEGRO COAST

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LERICI

WATER WASN'T JUST WARMED UP YET FOR SWIMMING IN.

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LIVORNO AREA

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PIETRASANTA, TUSCANY

ON THE WAY TO LA SPEZIA, DROVE THROUGH THE MASSA AREA AND ITS LITORALE. NUMEROUS MARBLE CUTTING/SUPPLY BUSINESSES HERE NEAR CARRARA.

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PIETRASANTA, TUSCANY

COOL MARBLE-CLAD BUILDING

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PISA AREA

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PISA AREA, BAR STOP

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PISA

HOUSE FOR SALE

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PISA

TOWER OF PISA IN DISTANCE. CAN YOU SPOT IT???????

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TREBIANO, LIGURIA

MY AIRBNB APARTMENT IN THE LA SPEZIA AREA WAS IN A SMALL BUT CHARMING HILLTOP HAMLET. THIS IS SOMEONE'S BACKYARD.

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TREBIANO, LIGURIA

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PORTO VENERE, LIGURIA