Photos and the City

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  • At night at Castle Rock

    After watching the sun go down behind the Edinburgh Castle I slowly made my way down towards Princes Street, passing cute litte shops, cafés and bars and being greeted by the Scott Monument.

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    You´ll find the largest monument for a writer right here, next to the Princes Street Garden – for the Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. And it is even possible to go inside and climb up to several viewing platforms, but it was already closed for that day. The view from above must be lovely!

    Following Scott´s death a competition was held to design a monument for him, George Meikle Kemp, a self-taught architect, won with his victorian design and the foundation was laid in August 1840 and finished in 1846. Meikle unfortunately drowned on a foggy evening in 1844 in the Union Canal while walking home from the site.

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    Edinburgh´s oldest department store Jenners.

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    Princes Street always busy with buses, people shopping and admiring the view of the castle…

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  • Duomo at night

    After being brave enough to wander around the rooftop of the Duomo I spent some time on the Piazza waiting for the blue hour… it was time to say good bye to Milan on the next day I travelled south to Bari.milan, italy, at night, duomo milan, italy, at night, duomo milan, italy, at night, duomo

     

  • One night in Bari

    After some days in Rome, Florence and Milan it was time to go south! The hours on the train flew by and I arrived in perfect time for  the blue hour in Bari and just had to walk to the lungomare. Finally at the sea!

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    For the next hours I strolled around the beautiful old town. It was a Sunday evening and the streets were filled with people eating, talking and wandering around like me.

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    Bari is a port town and the capital of Apulia (ital: Puglia) and is also known as a “southern Bologna” – an university town.

    bari, old town, italy, basilikata, blue hour, lungomare, seaBasilica di San Nicola – pilgrimage station for Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians. The church was built to shelter San Nicolas remains after they were stolen from Myra (Turkey) in 1087. Legend tells St. Nicolas himself choose Bari as his burial grounds.

    bari, old town, italy, basilikata, blue hour, lungomare, sea bari, old town, italy, basilikata, blue hour, lungomare, seaWhen there is a crowd, one have to look what is offered – a lady is selling deep fried polenta from her kitchen: Sgagliozze

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