Tag: Pisa
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Nuove norme stradali – evviva Pisa
Finalmente il Governo vara nuove norme stradali, con effetto immediato, per aiutare a decongestionare le aree urbane più trafficate. Mentre il pacchetto di legge è complesso ed invito a leggerlo per un migliore approfondimento, vorrei qui segnalare un punto saliente: Un nuovo significato viene attribuito all’uso dei quattro lampeggianti gialli dell’automobile, prima relegato alle sole…
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Sono stato a Pisa ed a Lucca e mi son messo a guardare in alto
Guardando in alto, Pisa e Lucca non sono poi così diverse.
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Calci (Pisa)
Photoshop is not the only responsible here. I also had some help from a cat who decided I should scratch its back, and from the Luminance software. Finally, of course, the wall was too large. I like Calci, so I have just started a photo-gallery for it. Enjoy it here. The photos can also be purchased…
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There must be a reason…
…to endure this shitty weather. Like Woody Allen once said about shooting in London, a dark grey sky makes an easy background. Also available on iStock for sale.
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Quality of life portrayed in a cinema
Durham vs Pisa, two similarly sized university towns. Eight o’clock, after dinner: let’s go out to the movies! It’s Sunday tonight, 3rd October 2010, let’s not be too late. Durham: one cinema, Gala theatre. Alas, no shows in the afternoon, certainly not after dinner. Apparently the Gala’s management must believe people don’t have fun if…
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A nice place to read
Che spettacolo! What nicer reading opportunity than in the library of the University of Durham? I love this place: head down, book, journal or magazine; head up, the Cathedral. It reminds me of another wonderful reading situation: 4th floor of the library of the Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa, with a book by Leopardi coming…