piety and futurism colliding painfully outside the ferrovia

show-off lighting

 

the other lovely astrological clock ... at padua

 

overdue for restoration, the astrological clock at padua

 

built for comfort

a shopper's friend in the markets at padua

a great city for bicycles ... it is pretty flat and there are thousands of students and easy-riding shoppers

built for comfort

a trader's old friend in the fabulous market at padua

 

fabulous flora

the orto botanico di padova claims to be the world's oldest surviving botanical garden in any university

whatever !

it is a delight

allegorical figures of spring and summer in the ancient botanical garden at padua

 

an early birthday present

from the magical collezione minici zotti in padua

 

stencilled ? in padua

 

you don't need a weather-MAN to know which way the wind blows

 

good night, sweet ladies !

 

not fade away

 

handled with care

 

scratchy-feely door at the pescaria

 

you keep a'knockin, but you can't come in !

 

flavour of the month

the italians love concrete almost as much as olive oil or pasta

 

a little bit of ambient colour improves the taste of your muesli

 

chimbley pot and italian flag

 

iconography questions again

who the hell is this ?

 

a venetian woman's work is never done

party time on the north side of the basilica

 

il redentore

carnival time ... do go, if you ever get the chance

 

i'm sorry ! this seat is taken

what's a cat to do between fish courses ?

 

venetian design classic

venice's floating bus stops present a unique set of problems to their engineers

the bus stop is designed so that it rises and falls with the tide

every approaching water bus will necessarily collide with it and then be tied up

millions of people use them without falling over or off in all kinds of weather

someone somewhere must be taking good care of an unsung solution to a complicated problem