Marienplatz

Mariensäule, a Marian column erected in 1638 to celebrate the end of Swedish occupation and New City Hall (Neues Rathaus) with its famous Glockenspiel.  More about it from the source: wiki – https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RathausGlockenspiel #munichmarienplatz

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Live content with little

“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.” #plato

Bergamo – Citta Alta

This historic Lombard town at the base of the Bergamo Foothills, but raising above Bergamo’s Citta Bassa,  was the highlight of my time in northern Italy.  Though we spent just the one evening and night,  this town’s charm will always hold a special place in my heart.

Bergamo cobblestones – Via Gombito

Here comes the rain…

Unlike any I’ve ever seen

Mmmmmm raisin bread

Giallo rosas

Castello di San Vigilio – start 1166, complete 1335

Beautiful view from Salita dello Scorlazzone

Cappella Colleoni (R) & Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (L)

Campanone Torre Civia

Reading scipture

Church of San Vigilio – Bergamo

Giottesque frescoes from an unknown artist, with Histories of St Aegidius, The Last Supper and the Tree of Life (1347), partially covered by a 17th-century fresco. (source: wiki)

Piazza Padre Reginaldo Giuliani

View from Chiesetta San Vigilio

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