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Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Pavia June 13th 2022

Today was a perfect morning in an Italian town. I came to Pavia around eight in the morning when things were still closed and only the occasional dog walker was on the street. I had a clear view of the river, buildings and alleys. I settled into a vibrant cafe behind the church and sat with locals, enjoying breakfast and watching the town wake up. All the cliches were around me, only they were not cliches, they were normal day routines. And I am sitting in the middle..maybe a touristy kind of cliché? Mothers on bikes with young child on back cutting through the courtyard, fathers on bikes laughing as they chatted to their child on back of bicycle, old men in nice shirts sipping espressos, young men with that dark curly hair ordering cappuccinos before ... read more
Breakfast in church courtyard cafe
Tower
Pavia

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Pavia October 5th 2014

On Sunday (5th October, 2014) Julio (spanish guy from my lab), Weber (brazilian dude from the warehouse), two people I met that day (Daniele and Cinzia), and I went on a bike ride to a monastery, La Certosa di Pavia, south of Milan. Round trip was ~60 km, or 37 miles. I've never biked that far, and used a bike free to use by IFOM. Although it was GREAT that I got to use that bike for free, I regretted not having my own or borrowing a friends: there were only two gears, it was too small for me, and the chain kept skipping past the gears. The only other thing I'll bitch about before I get into it is how sore my butt was afterwards.. I didn't think that would be the thing that was ... read more
On the way
Navigli Pavese
The whole group!! Julio, Cinzia, Me, Daniele, and Weber.

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Pavia September 10th 2010

Once again my iPad has served no purpose other than ballast, which is not incredibly desirable. I am well ahead of schedule today. 35 miles to be exact, brought about partly by fear of my ride on Sunday (want tomorrow as easy as possible) and partly due to a miscalculation of distances between towns. Rode about 125 miles today, in perfect weather through lots of farms. Very picturesque, however stopping meant being bitten by all sorts of bugs, so there's not a great many photos. Only 60 miles tomorrow :)... read more
why did I not factor in time to drink wine
misreading a map in Alessandria
towards the end of a long, hot day

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Pavia March 7th 2010

Aura w tym roku zwariowala. Banalny komentarz, ale naprawde trudno wyczuc co sie dzieje i rozwazam zmiane nazwy bloga z 'italian living' na 'nordic living', bo jak dzis po weekendzie w Mediolanie weszlam do domu, to bylo 8 stopni. Wewnatrz. A teraz, po 5 godzinach, jest 16 stopni. Za oknem sniezyca i snieg zapowiadaja na caly tydzien. A w piatek byla piekna pogoda, tak samo w niedziele. Bylismy w miejscowosci Bardolino, glownie dlatego, ze w lombardzkich (a dokladniej aostanskich) gorach zapowiadali mgle i zimno. Mialam wobec tego zamiar napisac cos o miasteczku Bardolino, ale niestety nie da sie wiele o nim powiedziec, oprocz tego, ze jest bardzo ladne, rozposciera sie nad Lago di Garda, stanowi oaze spokoju i niezle daja jesc, a z promenady nad jeziorem widac osniezone gory. 'Bardolino' nazywa sie tez robione w okolicy ... read more
Bardolino
Bardolino

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Pavia September 14th 2009

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Pavia September 13th 2009

ERASMUS took us to Genova for their WhiteNight. We left on a train at 2 in the afternoon, and got back at 7 the next morning. What a night. ... read more
Confessing to Laura.
The ERASMUS crew plus 2 Americans.
Sidewalk graffiti.

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Pavia September 13th 2009

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Pavia September 13th 2009

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Pavia September 13th 2009

Ella and I met the Police Chief of Pavia at a beer stand, and he proceeded to buy us dinner. Fabulous. ... read more




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