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 you learn to appreciate the
little things in life by mapakettle
For example, I like the idea that 'our' toilets have seats, not always so in Italy.
I like having a big round ceramic bowl to rest my 'seat' on.(as above) In Italy, you often find open holes, with ribbed foot rests. Nowhere do they display instructions on how to prepare for action.
I prefer our levers to activate the flushing action. In Italy they play hide and seek, is it hidden within a recessed hole (yuck), is it behind the little brush unit (another story), is it the plastic panel behind the unit at chest level, is it the foot pedal on the floor, is it the chrome dooey, and do you pull up on it....or is it the chain hanging from the ceiling?
I'm not fussy about the unisex washrooms in Italy. I know space is at a premium, but....
I really don't like the barrel bolt used to secure the stall doors. They're always greasy or something (once again, yuck)
I like the tissue that is usually available back home, I don't like remembering that I left my Kleenex pack in my jacket back in the dining room.
I feel great pity for the person who is employed to monitor the comings and goings of patrons entering the facilities, handing out small squares of tissue in exchange for a token of your appreciation.
LEARN TO MAKE USE OF ANY AND ALL FACILITIES AS YOU FIND THEM. THEY ARE NOT AS NUMEROUS HERE AS WE ARE USED TO. Leave a Comment
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 its not the grand canal,
but its lovely by BerniShand
it cant be really `off the beaten path` ..... these streets have been well beaten for centuries, but you will often see beautiful scenes and interesting buildings never mentioned in the guide books, look carefully and you will see signs of the time before the streets were paved over, when Padova, like Venice, was a city of canals Leave a Comment
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Antenore is presumed the mythical founder of Patavium, and for many centuries his tomb was the venerated symbol of Padua's noble origin. All round the sarcophage with its canopy have been completely changed, but the tomb itself still remains unchanged in its original spot. Leave a Comment
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During Napoleonic rule in Veneto, many decree dictated suppression, especially to sacral objects, however, the tomb of Antenore was left untouched and in place.
The legend says that the man who invented the story of the body and the tomb (1283-84) was the judge and poet Lovato de' Lovati, who is buried beside Antenore. Leave a Comment
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 Interior of Church of the
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The Chapel of the Scrovegni is a very simple design with the warm colour of brickwork, however, inside of this walls you can see the frescoes which are celebrated all over the world. The best preserved and most authentic in existance are by Giotto.
It is a must see when visiting Padova. Leave a Comment
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The church built by order of the Commune di Padova for the Eremitani Friars who came to Padua in 1256, it is a typical 13th c. preaching church with one spacious nave ending in a great central traceried apse with smaller apses on each side. Leave a Comment
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The truncated Torre bianca del Comune (white tower of the Commune) stands here between the two palaces. This formed the twin of the Torre rossa (red tower) overlooking the Volto della Codra.
The palace looks very attractive in the twilight. Leave a Comment
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There is a small river of Paleocapa in the city centre which divides what was once fortified town and what use to be the outskirts of the town. This area is in particularly attractive in the twilight when the lights of the houses starts their play mirroring in the ater. Leave a Comment
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Piazza dei Signori has two faces, one in the morning which is ugly coz it houses open market place and other in the afternoon wvich looks very pretty coz the market is gone. That is the reason I have put this beautiful Palazzo del Capitano on "off the..." tip.
Palazzo del Capitano was built from 1599 to 1605, and it dominates on Piazza dei Signori. In the central position of the palace there is the tower which holds astronomical clock. Leave a Comment
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