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Eastern Italy |
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Downtown Trieste
as viewed from the hilltop fortress of San
Giusto.
Look at that smog... Italy could really use some emissions controls.
One interesting side about Trieste and Opicina, the bilingual signs, instead
of being Italian and English like everywhere else, are Italian and
Slovenian. Definitely an interesting twist, if difficult. |
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The armory in the fortress above
Trieste. (Check me out, I've got a halberd, and rack of swords behind me. I
win. -Eric) |
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Kristen in the main square in Trieste. |
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Kristen boarding the Tram
in Opicina, the
town where her grandmother grew up, just above Trieste. |
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Kristen with her great-aunt Bruna and her
second cousin Anna in their home in Vicenza.
Bruna and her daughter Anna were very friendly, and took very good care of
us. The language barrier posed a big difficulty however. We recommend card games to help break the ice.
Eric counts quite well in
Italian now. However he couldn't manage to win once against these
formidable opponents. |
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Two lovely ladies having a great time, despite
the fact that they don't speak each other's languages. |
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The Roman arena in Verona. One of the actual
sites in Verona, as opposed to the bogus Romeo and Juliet sites (which we
of course checked out anyway). |
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Eric on a tower of the bridge attached to the
Castelvecchio (old castle). No barbarians are going to get in
with Eric guarding this bridge. |
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Kristen in Verona with the Castelvecchio in the
background. |
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Piazza San Marco square as viewed from the balcony of
the basilica
of San Marco. As you can see, there's water covering most of the
square. Since it was Sunday morning there was mass going on at the time, so between the water
covering the floor of the basilica and the service, this was about all they would let you see. |
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Ah Venice.
Eric has no idea where he is right now in this picture. The best part of Venice is wandering away
from San Marco, and getting lost away from all the crowds.
Fortunately it's a small city, so you'll eventually find your way back out
of the maze. |