Monday, November 1, 2010

Theme Day: Public Transportation

Liburna ferry, LivornoAccording to a legend, some “pearls” fell down from the neck of a careless Venus in the Tyrrheanian Sea: this is how the islands of the Tuscan Archipelago were born.Liburna ferry, LivornoOne of these pearls is the island of Gorgona which, twenty miles off the coast, is still administratively part of Livorno proper.Liburna ferry, LivornoFor the few Gorgonesi and for the authorized visitors (the island is still an active penal colony), the ferry to Capraia is the only public transportation available.


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23 comments:

  1. MichelleNovember 1, 2010 at 12:46 AM

    Lovely photos, as usual. I love how still the water appears.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 1, 2010 at 12:54 AM

    Travelling into a myth - what an alluring thought. Always two hands full of water beneath its keel.

    Please have a good new month and week as well.

    daily athens

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  3. JimNovember 1, 2010 at 1:58 AM

    Wonderful shots.

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  4. GunnNovember 1, 2010 at 2:36 AM

    I KNEW that YOU would use a ferry for this theme day photo!:) Very nice!:)

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  5. Luis GomezNovember 1, 2010 at 4:25 AM

    These are great! Very nice.

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  6. JulieNovember 1, 2010 at 4:54 AM

    Why am I put in mind of those monkeys with big red backsides?

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  7. Cezar and LéiaNovember 1, 2010 at 8:49 AM

    Born from a pearl and converted to a penal island, what a fate!
    God bless you!
    Cezar

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  8. JillyNovember 1, 2010 at 9:00 AM

    Love the legend and the ferry.

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  9. DinaNovember 1, 2010 at 9:05 AM

    A pearl of a post.
    Love the wisp of smoke from the smokestacks. I'd love to be going out on that ferry.

    But being confined in a prison that is confined on an island of only 2 square km is a sad thought.

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  10. Stefan JanssonNovember 1, 2010 at 10:53 AM

    Not a place to visit with a one way ticket then!

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  11. jooNovember 1, 2010 at 11:01 AM

    Nice legend and such a terrific way of traveling:)

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  12. KaoriNovember 1, 2010 at 12:05 PM

    What a great legend! Just that makes me want to go visit :-D

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  13. cieldequimperNovember 1, 2010 at 12:31 PM

    Legends have to be believed and what better way to go in search of them?

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  14. brattcatNovember 1, 2010 at 1:04 PM

    Ah, to live in a place with such an active waterway.

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  15. B SQUAREDNovember 1, 2010 at 1:28 PM

    Seems like they sell a lot of "one-way" tickets.

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  16. LoisNovember 1, 2010 at 3:09 PM

    That is a huge ferry!

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  17. HalcyonNovember 1, 2010 at 3:12 PM

    Very interesting story. I guess this transportation does not run that often.

    I hope you and Trillian never have to take it!! :)

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  18. KateNovember 1, 2010 at 7:14 PM

    Terrific creation myth; I'd like to think of islands as pearls, which they are! Love ferries as transportation.

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  19. BirdmanNovember 1, 2010 at 11:38 PM

    I've heard about this legend.

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  20. FranciscaNovember 2, 2010 at 10:16 AM

    What a handsome blue and white ferry - and rather large - for such a reserved group of users. I enjoy the irony of a pearl turning into a penal colony.

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  21. LynetteNovember 3, 2010 at 5:13 AM

    Great Theme Day post. Mine is up on November 1 at Portland Oregon Daily Photo; it’s a photo that I took on the Portland, Oregon, MAX Light Rail last Saturday.

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  22. HildaNovember 3, 2010 at 9:47 AM

    This is so much your Livorno, I love it! Just as I love the legend about the islands from Venus' pearls.

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  23. UnknownNovember 4, 2010 at 1:52 PM

    This ferry looks just great!

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