Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Easy Walk

I began my Sunday walk with a “tattooed” Smart.A lovely spot in “Piazza della Vittoria”, almost the same of Ménio.I have found a cartoonish lion staring at me from a shop window.Nine chimneys, a more chaotic version of the six chimneys...The golden man careful observes the area of “Piazza Benamozegh”, he has probably heard that someone wants to build a multi-storey car park there.The “infradito” (flip-flops) is one of the luckily unsung symbols of Livorno, here in souvenir version, with dolphins jumping in front of the “Fortezza Vecchia”.

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17 comments:

  1. LowellJune 16, 2010 at 1:30 AM

    Got to say I love your Sunday "walks"!

    The tattoo is terrific...could cause an accident, though! :-)

    I have a hard time seeing a "lion" in that cartoon.

    The chimneys are indeed chaotic. But, hey, if they work...

    Golden man must be Livorno's version of Big Brother!

    Flipflops - I don't like no matter how they're decorated. They hurt my toes. Plus they come off and I stumble like a bum (of course, that could be do to age, also!)

    Have a great "hump" day (that's what we United Stadians call Wednesday.

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  2. brattcatJune 16, 2010 at 3:01 AM

    Those chimneys make me think of a pipe organ and that gets me wondering about the sounds of Livorno.

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  3. Luis GomezJune 16, 2010 at 4:24 AM

    Love these pictures VP. What a great walk full of colors and lovely subjects.

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  4. TashJune 16, 2010 at 6:42 AM

    Smart & sexy! Love the chimneys too.

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  5. T. BecqueJune 16, 2010 at 6:58 AM

    I love your walk idea and the details you come back with to share.

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  6. cieldequimperJune 16, 2010 at 8:19 AM

    Lovely souvenir, it doesn't get any tackier, does it?! The tattoed Smart is amazing.

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  7. Small City ScenesJune 16, 2010 at 9:02 AM

    A very colorful and artistic walk this time. MB

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  8. DinaJune 16, 2010 at 9:20 AM

    A potpourri of the weird and wonderful.
    This car tattooing is totally new to me!

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  9. LowellJune 16, 2010 at 1:52 PM

    Hi VP! Re your comment on The Villages: No, that golf car is not mine! Heh, heh. If I was to customize a golf car, I'd do something more sleek. And I don't have $10K to put into a golf car! For that money, I'd grab Lois Anne and head to Livorno where we have friends.

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  10. LoisJune 16, 2010 at 4:00 PM

    More interesting pictures! I am in agreement with Jacob on the flipflops. I can't wear them because they are too uncomfortable and I'm afraid I will trip and fall. Those in the picture are quite fancy though!

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  11. HalcyonJune 16, 2010 at 5:26 PM

    Another lion! He's cute though, in a modern way. Not sure about that tattoed Smart though...

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  12. EG CameraGirlJune 16, 2010 at 5:44 PM

    Livorno appears to be a an interesting place to walk about!

    MaryBeth at Small City Scenes says you have a bench blog but I don't see it here. I have a bench she says you might like at eastgwillimburywow.blogspot.com.

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  13. VPJune 16, 2010 at 6:12 PM

    @ Jacob - I hate flip-flops.
    @ ciel - Tackier than this is hard, but I am confident that it can be found.
    @ EG Wow - Tomorrow you'll see your bench here:
    A Bunch of Benches.

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  14. Cezar and LéiaJune 16, 2010 at 6:32 PM

    wow that tattoo is awesome, a talented artiste did this arwork for sure!
    I love your walkings, I'm always enchanted by your discovers here, everything is so cool!
    Ahhh and those benchs...fabulous place!
    Léia

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  15. tapirgalJune 17, 2010 at 7:44 PM

    So Livorno has tacky souvenirs also. I enjoyed the walk very much, including the flip-flops.

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  16. GunnJune 18, 2010 at 12:47 AM

    very different... and very nice.

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  17. UnknownJune 18, 2010 at 5:47 PM

    The tatooed Smart is really over the top! :-)

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