Tag: Random

Inspired by a particular fire station in Vipiteno, this is a more general celebration of people’s delight in their local fire stations.

We spotted this stream by the side of a children’s playground above St Martin’s in Eppan.

Today’s award for #kindnessandingenuity goes to Alpenverein Südtirol, (www.alpenverein.it) who seem to be responsible for the beautifully-engineered footpaths round here.

Today’s nomination for the #kindnessandingenuity award goes to the engineers who built the autoroute down the coast past Portofino and on towards Florence.

Making the effort to climb out of Portofino bay in your unsuitable footwear brings you to a castle and a schloss (or whatever the Italian word is for schloss).

Today’s entrant for the #kindnessandingenuity award goes to this sundial, spotted on the side of a house in Chambéry.  You will notice that it is corrected for the elliptical nature of Earth’s orbit.

The Hotel Dieu was set up in the 1300s or so, to provide care for the sick, and it has been in operation ever since.

By the fountain at the far end of the Jardin des Tuilleries is a nice chap with a collection of boats.