Author Archives: woowoowoo

woowoowoo posted a photo: Another of the extraordinary rooms in the Castello Sforzesco. via Flickr / woowoowoo

woowoowoo posted a photo: The last, unfinished work of Michelangelo, a pieta. So cool to see one up close and without the crowds. via Flickr / woowoowoo

woowoowoo posted a photo: Yes, a 16th century female flasher. Held her pose long enough to be immortalised in stone. via Flickr / woowoowoo

woowoowoo posted a photo: The fascinating combination of suns and snakes. A motif of unusual beauty. via Flickr / woowoowoo

woowoowoo posted a photo: outside our house in Milan. via Flickr / woowoowoo

woowoowoo posted a photo: View of the town centre of Verona from the Roman Amphitheatre. via Flickr / woowoowoo

woowoowoo posted a photo: Multiple layers of verona’s past. The limestone steps of the Roman Amphitheatre are beautiful enough, and the structure is another impressive reminder of that incredible epoch. That many of the stones were sliced to reveal beautiful spiral fossils, just added another layer of history and decoration. via Flickr / woowoowoo

woowoowoo posted a photo: Juliet’s balcony. You know, that Juliet from the fictional play by an enlgish writer, who may have even had a ghost writer. Jammed with tourists from dawn ’til dark, the square has a statue of Juliet with a breast polished by the groping of thousands of tourists. Classy. I suppose it …

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woowoowoo posted a photo: This floating fruit shop was a regular feature near our apartment. Good stuff too! via Flickr / woowoowoo

woowoowoo posted a photo: Some beautiful sights at the Rialto Market. via Flickr / woowoowoo

woowoowoo posted a photo: …take their dogs with them everywhere 🙂 via Flickr / woowoowoo

woowoowoo posted a photo: Contrived? I don’t know, it caught us on a bad day, I think. We were well over the herds of tourists, and this place was just a bit twee. I’m sure if we’d taken our time to find them, there would be gems. via Flickr / woowoowoo