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March 26th 2009
Published: March 26th 2009
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Before I reached Bucuresti, I took a very long side-trip that I will now invite you on. I took the first flight to London for exactly one day, most of which I spent sleeping. But I did get out for a couple hours in the morning, so there are a couple pictures of London's oh-so-famous landmarks. Then, I took a flight from Gatwick, London's least terrible airport after Heathrow, to Milan, Italy. Fro... Read Full Entry



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Piazza San Carlo, detailPiazza San Carlo, detail
Piazza San Carlo, detail

A detail of the church in the Piazza San Carlo.
Piazza Alessanoro VoltaPiazza Alessanoro Volta
Piazza Alessanoro Volta

A small piazza in the town of Como.
The Como Duomo, IThe Como Duomo, I
The Como Duomo, I

The Duomo in the town of Como, found, of course, in the middle of the town.
Como Duomo, IIComo Duomo, II
Como Duomo, II

A detail from the Duomo.
Como Duomo, IIIComo Duomo, III
Como Duomo, III

Another detail.
Across the DuomoAcross the Duomo
Across the Duomo

A Cafe and houses across the square to the Duomo.
A churchA church
A church

The facade of a church down the street from the Duomo.
Lake Como, ILake Como, I
Lake Como, I

A view of the famous Lake Como from the town of Como.
Lake Como, IILake Como, II
Lake Como, II

Another view of Lake Como.
Lake Como, IIILake Como, III
Lake Como, III

View of Lake Como.
Lake Como, VLake Como, V
Lake Como, V

Boats along the edge of Lake Como.
The Funicular to BrunateThe Funicular to Brunate
The Funicular to Brunate

The Funiculare up the mountain to the small community of Brunate, overlooking Lake Como. Some people take boats on the river, I take the mountain trolly.
Lake Como from BrunateLake Como from Brunate
Lake Como from Brunate

The view of the Lake from the mountain community of Brunate.
Como from Brunate, Como from Brunate,
Como from Brunate,

A view of the town of Como from Brunate, in the mountains. You can clearly see the outlay of the town, as well as the Duomo in the bottom of the picture, and the lake, to the right.
BrunateBrunate
Brunate

If you follow the funicular trail in the mountain, you can get a sense of how high Brunate was in the mountains above Como.



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