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Monday, July 07, 2008
 

Travel Photo Gallery: Padova - Italy


Location: Padova - Italy
Photo: Prato Della Valle

Prato Della Valle
Prato Della Valle - Padova, Italy

The Prato Della Valle is the largest square in Italy, and one of the largest in Europe (though technically it's an elliptical square). In the background is the Basilica of Santa Giustina.

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Monday, October 31, 2005
 

Learned Pig - Siena


Pigshead - Siena


Learned Pig - Siena, Italy.

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Friday, October 28, 2005
 

Nutelleria - Bologna


Spend longer than 5 minutes in Italy and you will realise that Italians are nuts about Nutella. Here is a cafe dedicated to the chocolatey spread in Bologna.

Nutelleria - Bologna
Nutelleria - Bologna

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Wednesday, October 26, 2005
 

Rats with wings - Venice


Rats with wings - Pigeons of Venice, Italy

Pigeons by the thousands at the Piazza of San Marco, Venice.

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Monday, October 24, 2005
 

City of Joyce - Trieste


Trieste is situated in the North East corner of Italy. I knew very little about Trieste, as it seems most people do as well. I did know that James Joyce spent 11 years in exile from Ireland here.

Trieste is a beautiful city with its Adriatic waterfront, grand apartments and commercial buildings and, weather permitting, the Alps as a backdrop. All this and hardly any tourists. If you were to go into exile in a city in Europe, then I can think of no better place - no one would find you here.

Trieste was the principle port for the Habsburg Empire when it controlled these lands. So the city looks Austrian but it feels Italian. Here you find Vienese style cafes alongside Italian pizzarias.

Illy Caffe
Trieste is home to Illy


The lack of crowds is more apparent if you have just come from Venice, two hours train ride west of Trieste.

James Joyce

James Joyce Hotel
Joyce's time in Trieste is honoured with a statue and a hotel named after him.

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