Another icon from Italy – much photographed, this one in Firenze or Florence as it is known in the English-speaking world. This is the absolutely fabulous Duomo, completed in the early 15th century. The tall, square, white structure to the left is the traditional “campanile” or the bell tower.
A really beautiful, golden sunset and silhouette of the iconic La Salute in Venice – shot from close to the Bridge of Sighs. The basilica, consecrated in 1687, is located at the very tip of the sliver of land where the Canal Grande opens into the Bacino di San Marco.
Venezia, the Carnivale, the fabulous papier-mache masks – these are almost synonymous. One sees them everywhere in Venice, of all sizes and colours. They are so beautiful, I felt like buying them all! There are two main types: the full-face mask is known as the “bauta”, while the other is the half mask, covering only …
I don’t think anything or anyone can beat a cat in showing haughtiness and disdain. This fella ignored me completely as I chased him around in the hot sun, trying to get a decent shot. And as I looked up Wikipedia, here is something that surprised me – “The earliest direct evidence of cat domestication …
