Showing posts with label Corso Porta Nuova. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Corso Porta Nuova. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 17, 2009


I came across this scene a few days ago and I couldn't resist to snap a photo! The two local police agents spot this ancient and rather pictoresque "Ape" Piaggio (among top five italian icons) and stop contemplating. There is an evident no-parking sign right on the corner but the agents seem to be considering that the funny tricycle bears the evidence of a well known antiques/junk shop located a few steps ahead, called "Mercatino dell'Antico Bra".
Eventually the lady agent begins to write down the fine, while her colleague looks almost 
guilty...

Any idea for a fitting title?

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Lazy men. And she's gone..


Walking down Corso Porta Nuova I passed this bar, turned on my feet and snapped this shot. When I saw the result, another photo came immediately to my mind: this one I posted some time ago. 
While the other photo freezed a scene in a very old corner of the city centre, this one was taken right out of the city walls. This large road leads directly to Piazza Bra and it is sided by high, mainly modern (post WW2) buildings. I like to think of it like our little Champs Elysées, although, apart from a bunch of bars,  it mainly displays banks, public institutes, estate agents and employment agencies.

I just can't title this photo. Have you got any ideas?

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