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taken on my birthday in Nervi, Liguria. Italy
Nervi is a former fishing village , now a seaside resort in Liguria, in northwest Italy. Once an independent comune, it is now a quartiere of Genoa. Nervi is 7km east of central Genoa.
Located 25 meters above sea level, Nervi is the oldest winter resort on the Riviera di Levante[2], the part of the Italian Riviera east of Genoa. At the beginning of the century, it's mentioned as being surrounded with groves of olives, oranges and lemons, and beautiful gardened villas. The climate is moist and less dusty than the Riviera di Ponente, the part of the Italian Riviera west of Genoa, and is especially in favor with those who suffer from lung complaints.
from wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervi
21 March, 2009
Piano Bliss
17 March, 2009
Fallen Comrades
© Angela M. Lobefaro
Life plays with us, like in a Mikado game
La vita gioca con noi come i bastoncini dello Shanghai
08 March, 2009
The Burcina Tower
© Angela M. Lobefaro
This tower sit at the top of the hill in a very panoramic position
taken where we live, Burcina Park. Biella, Piedmont, Italy
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>> this park was my playground, when I was a child
07 March, 2009
Pagan Offer
© Angela M. Lobefaro
taken where we live, Burcina Park. Biella, Piedmont, Italy
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>> this park was my playground, when I was a child
04 March, 2009
View from the Burcina Park
© Angela M. Lobefaro
taken where we live, Burcina Park. Biella, Piedmont, Italy
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>> this park was my playground, when I was a child
01 March, 2009
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taken in Koh Phi Phi Don, Thailand. June 2008
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The Phi Phi Islands (Thai: หมู่เกาะพีพี) are located in Thailand, between the large island of Phuket and the western Andaman Sea coast of the mainland. Phi Phi Don, the larger and principal of the two Phi Phi islands, is located at [show location on an interactive map] 7°44′00″N, 98°46′00″E. Both Phi Phi Don, and Phi Phi Leh, the smaller, are administratively part of Krabi province, most of which is on the mainland, and is located at [show location on an interactive map] 8°02′30″N, 98°48′39″E.
Ko Phi Phi Don ("ko" (Thai: เกาะ) meaning "island" in the Thai language) is the largest island of the group, and is the only island with permanent inhabitants, although the beaches of the second largest island, Ko Phi Phi Lee (or "Ko Phi Phi Leh"), are visited by many people as well. There are no accommodation facilities on this island, but it is just a short boat ride from Ko Phi Phi Don. The rest of the islands in the group, including Bida Nok, Bida Noi, and Bamboo Island, are not much more than large limestone rocks jutting out of the sea.
Phi Phi Don was initially populated by Muslim fishermen during the late 1940s, and later became a coconut plantation. The Thai population of Phi Phi Don remains more than 80% Muslim.But the actual population if counting laborers, especially from the north-east, from the mainland is much more Buddhist these days.
Ko Phi Phi Leh was the backdrop for the 2000 movie The Beach. Phi Phi Leh also houses the 'Viking Cave', from which there is a thriving bird's nest soup industry. There was criticism during filming of 'The Beach' that the permission granted to the film company to physically alter the environment inside Phi Phi Islands National Park was illegal. [1] The controversy cooled down however, when it was discovered that the producers had done such a decent job of restoring the place that it finally looked better than it had done before.
Following the release of The Beach, tourism on Phi Phi Don increased dramatically, and with it the population of the island. Many buildings were constructed without planning permission.[citation needed]
Ko Phi Phi was devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004, when nearly all of the island's infrastructure was wiped out. Redevelopment has, however, been swift, and services like electricity, water, Internet access and ATMs are up and running again, but waste handling has been slower to come back online.
from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phi_Phi_Island
22 February, 2009
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Contrasted Land
© Angela M. Lobefaro
Max had to take a walk with the new camera...
his photo, my quick editing...
Baraggia, Piedmont, Italy
5 km from where we live
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in August 2008, we took a walk in Baraggia with Gadi ( gadihext ) and his family, Baraggia is a natural reserve near where we live.
Everybody who cames here, calls it a Savannah.
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Ice Breaker
© Angela M. Lobefaro
Everybody who comes here, calls it a Savannah.
Baraggia, Piedmont, Italy
5 km from where we live
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Spice Up your Life!
Marrakech, January 2008
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18 January, 2009
Lady Sequoia
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Burcina Park
www.parks.it/parco.burcina/Eindex.html
taken 15 km from where we live
>>This was my playground when I was a child, I lived very close to this Park!
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08 January, 2009
Not in public, Honey!
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Sunset between Germano e Stella
Germano is a Walser shepherd and can also speak a German Walser dialect.
We met him for the first time today, and it was very nice talking with him, very friendly.
Flock pasture
Castello di Valdengo, Valdengo, Biella - Italy
07 January, 2009
Santa Caterina del Sasso Hermitage reloaded
Santa Caterina del Sasso Hermitage reloaded, originally uploaded by ! . angie_real © Angela Lobefaro . !.
A legend tells that in 1170 a rich merchant, Alberto (Besozzi family - Arolo), while he was sailing with his boat on the lake, a storm breaks over him. He trusted in S. Caterina (Alessandria) and decided to do penance if he survived the storm; so he avoid dead and once landed, he went to live alone in the place where now is the monastery. In 1195 Alberto stroke against the plague that hit the surroundings and, following the revelation of the angel, he made the "sacello" to be build like the one hosting the remains of S. Caterina on the Sinai. In 1205 when he died his corpse was buried in the chapel near S. Caterina.
The monastery was built after the miracle, so the supernatural help continued to draw his life. When in 600 some stones fell on Alberto's grave, destiny wanted them to stop a few cm from the soil and made them to pose quietly on the land years later. This event contributed to associate definitively the pray zone with the miracle. Since 1379, it was the territory of hermits, in 1670 belonged to the Carmelite friars and afterwards in the 2nd half of 1700 was cancelled. The province of Varese bought and financed long restorations, ended in 1986. Its structure was entitled to some Dominicans friars.
from www.lagomaggiore.net/old/uk/attractions/eremosantacaterin...
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02 January, 2009
Christmas After Lunch
.© Angela M. Lobefaro
taken at my sister's flat , after the Christmas Eve lunch!
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