Liguria uncovered


RIGHT! no more travelogue, too boring. IMG_6762

This is me! I quite liked the mosaic surrounded mirror, so I took a photo! Lots of mosaic stuff in Liguria, well the Romans did it a lot, so an ancient skill

See below as well.

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See!

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-it’s worn well!—–now what next?

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Guide advised avoiding this if we wished to leave with livers intact!  while he was pointing out all the places the wild boar had been foraging.

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Just look, Autumn crocus in its natural environment and

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is this an Italian landscape or what?

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-round the corner on the headland they were telling us about the 3 pines found there———

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while this is the flower of the “caper berry”  (I thought capers were buds?

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this I do know is Chicory, but the one I would have in my garden, if I could find it in scotland, not the veg one, much tho I like the veg.

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these were being driven round on backs of tractors, not too many food miles then!

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I like it that this guy copied the stripy churches for his garden wall, not marble tho-

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–might be ancient, or perhaps someone has a sense of humour?

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-this speaks for it’s self

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and this is the grotto.

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another stripy church,

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and a Town gate leading to

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SHOPPING! what else!

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No, not flag of England! Flag of St George, patron saint of Genoa. Apparently British PAID them to use the flag until very recently, good gracious, and here he is—-

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-doing what he does best–

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Abbey of San Fruttuoso, “11th centuary gem”-only reachable by long steep walk, or boat if you are on a cruise ship!

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and this was the highest point, before our poor sore feet started the descent——-I WENT SWIMMING!

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but not here, an Antiques race!  notice the clever use of faded colour!!!!!!!!!!!

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this was some of the boats at peace-

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this is men working, couldn’t let that pass,

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only hope they were properly fastened on! from a health and safety point of view!

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working boat among all that elegance–

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fishermen!

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and these 2 boats had a net encircling a mass of leaping fish, shame you can’t see them, the fish I mean, butIMG_6797

they did seem to take fish seriously

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That’s all, until the next time.

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