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Parma
... long day of driving is a bit too much with a toddler. So it all worked out well in the end :) We managed to tag along on a tour of the castle next door. The tour guide spoke in Italian so we had no clue what she was saying so we ended up just wandering off and having a quick look around. The castle was built in the 1400's and was still in really good condition. The rooms were all decked out with old furniture, paintings, swords etc which was really neat. It ...
Lake Como to Parma
... to handhim the ticket we were given at the last toll booth! So finally it all made sense to us. Only minutes away from arriving we were about to pull into a street and there was a policeman standing there saying we couldn't enter! So we kept driving and managed to find our way to the town centre. There happened to be a bike race on at the time and all the roads around our accommodation were blocked! We finally got through and arrived at Antica Corte ...
Florence and Carpi
... full. We found a private garage where we had to leave the car and they did a rack'm and stack'em. Off we went to see the sights. We found the market where I took pictures ofwhat was for sale: meat, fish, seafood, cheese, veggies, wine, olive oil, vinegars, etc. Think Granville Island times 20. Then we went outside to see the stalls with scarves, jewellry, learher purses, belts, hats,etc. we had a big lunch at a street-side table and headed off ...
Walking in Parma
I took two long walks through Parma today.
The first was in the late morning, warm autumn sun. The kind of morning that is cold in the shade, but with no wind and few clouds. The ground was somewhat wet from residual rain debris. There were a couple of nice roads lined with tall, thin trees, which showed only the smallest signs of bareness on the tips of their branches. The Torrente Parma now has a ...
Parma, qui dit fromage et jambon, dit bonne ville?
... autres bâtiments du coins.
Note à part: Quelque chose m'intrigue en Italie, je n'ai jamais vu autant de t-shirt "hard rock cafe" de ma vie en si peu de temps. On dirait que la grosse mode en ce moment en Italie. Ça ressemble presque à la mode des Vuarnet des années 80.
Après le Duomo je suis aller me promener un peu et j'en ai même profité pour me prendre une gelata assez spéciale. Me disant ...