Unplanned visit to Verona - way OT -part #1 *LINK*

Unplanned visit to Verona - way OT -part #2

Conger - The Irish diaspora in Munich

>I saw a lovely cafe with two young people sitting outside. I do not know why there was an oil painting hanging on the wall OUTSIDE... but that is Italy. Ahhh Bella Italia (see next post)!

Again apologies for poor quality pic... no flash. Just as well. It would have been intrusive.

Re: Unplanned visit to Verona - way OT -part #3 *LINK*

Conger - The Irish diaspora in Munich

>And to conclude...

I visited the shroud in Torino. I was aware of being followed (over a distance of more than 1 mile!!) by someone discreetly, but VERY, interested in me and my camera. So I took a picture of him. He was VERY annoyed; I was glad I was in a place with a lot of people watching.

Anyways... I hope you enjoyed the sights as much as I did. All I can say is 'La vita è bella'

BTW... I have been mugged twice... once in New Orleans, and once in Copenhagen... both times in daylight. Experiences like this make one wary!




'La vita è bella'

Thanks Conger

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>I for one so enjoy seeing pics from Europe. I liked the little Cafe pic the best. Seemed quiet and serene.

Gotta watch those little slicksters, they're everywhere preying on the tourists and sailors, and man, can they ever run fast! We had the most trouble with them whilst in Triest (sp)Italy.

Todd O.

Thanks for sharing...

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>I sure do miss cafes like that one over there.

Yea, and the REAL coffee too...

Thank you!

Wiley Horne

>Hi Conger,

Your photos have retrieved from the back of my mind some great memories of several days I spent in Firenze many years ago, whilst I was supposed to be attending a conference. I did manage to make my train from Firenze to Rome, but only because some very kind people helped me get to the right one. They didn't even seem to mind the way I was mangling their language, although earlier I had a couple of shop keepers smilingly suggest we switch to English.

I don't know why the gelato has never caught on over here. Do you find it in Munich? I also remember ordering plain 'capuccino', and not a 'half caff percent capuccino, with whip, and one equal on the bottom' (some of this is embarrassing). No young street toughs in Firenze, although this was 20 years ago. Sorry about your experience in New Orleans.

Thanks again, Wiley