Watery canals and watery skies on our last morning in Venice. We took off early, catching a vaporetto to Piazzale Roma, where there were cars and other vehicles. No more traffic-free town. We disembarked and nosed our way to the Europe Car office, just across the street. This time we were assigned a truly “compact” car. [...]
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SEPTEMBER 17, 2006 – ANGERA AND LAGO MAGGIORE
Posted in Angera, Italy on August 30, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Gate Aging Gracefully
Posted in Angera, Italy, portal on August 19, 2006 | Comments Off
Angera, along Lago Maggiore.
Via Torriani
Posted in Angera, Italy, portal on August 19, 2006 | Comments Off
Walking our way up to La Rocca, the castle fortress overlooking Angera at the southern edge of Lago Maggiore. Zipping by in a car, this delightful wall and gate would have been an unnoticed blur.
Ferry
Posted in Angera, Arona, Lago Maggiore on August 18, 2006 | Comments Off
Mom and Dad on the ferry returning to Angera from Arona after a busy market morning.
Lago Maggiore
Posted in Angera, Gino, Italy, Lago Maggiore on August 18, 2006 | Comments Off
Gino in Arona, across the lake from Angera. We’re prepping for a serious market day.
Overlooking Angera from La Rocca, the castle fort perched on top of the hill. For exercise and a perfect picture, we climbed up here at sunset. To our dismay, we found a locked turnstile blocking our way to the castle’s [...]
Sunset in Angera
Posted in Angera, Italy, Lago Maggiore on August 18, 2006 | Comments Off
One of the many magical moods of Angera at the southern end of Lago Maggiore.
Halloween in September?
Posted in Angera, Arona, Italy, Lago Maggiore on August 17, 2006 | Comments Off
In Arona, across the lake from Angera at the south end of Lago Maggiore, we stumbled across this unusual door…er…window…er…decorative grating of the Beolchi Ossuary Chapel, built in 1683. An ossuary is where bones of the dead are deposited, which explains the skeleton and skull motifs.
Santa Maria Assunta
Posted in Angera, Church, Italy on August 16, 2006 | Comments Off
Found in Piazza Parocchiale in Angera, this parochial church was built in the Middle Ages. The facade is made entirely of rosey-hued Angera stone. The vestry holds a red cloak belonging to St. Carlo Borromeo.
Near the water’s edge in Angera, these stone designs were carved into the side of a small stairway. They remind me of goat heads.
This is one of the towns we drove through on our way back to Angera after our excursion along the western shore of Lago Como. Our good friend, Gianni, had taken us on a wonderful tour of the area and later in the day we stopped here to stretch our legs. Gino, Gianni, [...]
Italy 2006
Melinda Trips 2007: Sicily and Peloponnese
Melinda takes you to Sicily and climbs a volcano. Wander through narrow, cobbled streets, seaside towns and ancient ruins on the Italian island of Sicily and the Greek Peloponnesian Peninsula at Melinda Trips 2007: Sicily and Peloponnese.Copyright
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