... I was very busy this morning - the tube draining was blocked, so I was going to and fro with a plunger and caustic soda when, passing by the TV in my way from the kitchen to the bathroom, I suddenly froze in front of it.
I wasn't ready to see this before my morning coffee :
This is the old Sanremo (Liguria, Italy), built in 'anno Domini 1000'up on a hill, so the inhabitants could watch the sea and prevent pirates' attacks.
Knowing that Pigna means pine cone, you can easily find its shape on the map, with its concentric narrow streets and majestic ficus macrophylla trees on top.
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Two of the huge Ficus macrophylla, fiercely exhibiting their aerial and ground roots.
Unfortunately, I was on a flash trip and I discovered the place too late, but I'll be back, soon - my oldest friend lives in Sanremonow. ____________
"Je me souviens de tout" the new CD by French singer Juliette Greco to come out next week.
- Je Me Souviens De Tout - Madame Rosa - Bérénice - C'est Le Moment - Dans Ma Chambre De Dame - Le Solitaire - Un Petit Matin De Printemps - Testament Rose - Tout Ira Bien - Un Art Assez Difficile - L'Ombre Du Vent - Ha! Le Temps - Je N'ai Jamais Eté - Je Me Souviens De Tout.
"The power and the responsibility of political cartooning were illustrated by the Prophet Mohammad cartoon debacle and the controversial cartoon exhibition on the Holocaust in Iran. Conceived by the French cartoonist Plantu, ‘Cartooning for Peace’ is an initiative born on October 16, 2006 at the UN Headquarters in New York"... (more).
The most interesting thing is the universal meaning of some drawings... ________________________
The "Old Nice" district lays between the Place Garibaldi (north), the Castle Hill (east), the Espace Masséna (west) and the coastline (south).
Snake with G@tto along the ruelles du vieux quartier...
The French Riviera Travellersays : "With its narrow, shadowy streets, cozy squares, colourful markets, baroque churches and jumble of pastel houses, Vieux Nice looks and feels much as it must have about two centuries ago. The sounds are different though, at least at night when music from the bars and nightclubs fills the air with rhythm. The bustle of tourists and shoppers is replaced by teams of young clubbers prowling the streets for the latest hangout. Especially on summer evenings, the Old Town resembles a vast open-air party".
One more time, the open air market on the Cours Saleya is gone...
... and the hose-man is cleaning the place.
Farewell Nice, farewell the French Riviera... G@tto's planning to move somewhere, on the coast, in a few years !
