Friday, July 14, 2006

i should have been a vicar

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isn't that venetian red ?

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piety and futurism colliding painfully outside the ferrovia

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show-off lighting

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the other lovely astrological clock ... at padua

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overdue for restoration, the astrological clock at padua

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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


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built for comfort

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

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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

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

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an early birthday present

from the magical collezione minici zotti in padua

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stencilled ? in padua

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

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good night, sweet ladies !

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not fade away

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handled with care

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scratchy-feely door at the pescaria

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

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flavour of the month

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

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

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chimbley pot and italian flag

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iconography questions again

who the hell is this ?

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a venetian woman's work is never done

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party time on the north side of the basilica

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il redentore

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

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