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Horse and Carriage 4
A horse pulls a carriage past the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Cathedral (Duomo). At left, the Baptistry. |
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Door knockers
An old wooden door on Via Santa Maria, near the Hotel Grand Duomo where we stayed. |
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Wooden door in arched entrance
A wooden door in Italy. It is on via Santa Maria, very near the Cathedral. There are ornamental shrubs on either side, in tubs; two stone steps; a double wooden door, each half with a single large central brass knob; a fan-light above the door, and the whole set in [...] [more...] |
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Motorbike Cathedral
Italian bikes parked within sight of the Duomo. |
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Souvenir stand
They were everywhere. Notice also the hinged window shutters on the building behind. This scene is on Via Santa Maria near the cathedral. |
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Abandoned Shoe
Perhaps a small child took off the shoe and hid it here, in this hole in the wall? |
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Pisa Motorbikes 1
Motorcycles parked in Via Santa Maria. |
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Pisa Motorbikes 2
Motorcycles parked in Via Santa Maria. |
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Hinged window-shutter
The shutters over the windows are often hinged at the top. |
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Windows and Walls
The hinged shutters, the colour of the walls, it’s Italy. |
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OPE
A religious symbol set into the wall of a building. |
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Pisa street scene
Via Santa Maria is a one-way street, happily since it’s really not all that wide and there is a bus service that goes along it. Here beneath the red flags we have the reds and yellows and pinks of the plaster walls, in [...]Hotel Grand Duomo where we stayed. [more...] |
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