Photo Gallery: Erve, March 2008
Jun 26, 2008 One beautiful day in March, Enrico and I went up to Erve, a village quite close to where we live in Lecco - as the crow flies. But we had to drive, and then hike. I'm not much of a hiker, so we only walked for about an hour, but that was plenty of time to take photos (and also some video, but I haven't done anything with that yet). Click on a thumbnail below to see a larger version; use your browser's back button to return to this page. COPYRIGHT NOTICEThese images are copyrighted. You may use up to ten of them freely for non-commercial purposes (for commercial use, contact me), giving credit as follows: photo copyright Deirdré Straughan, beginningwithi.com If you use any on a website, I would appreciate a link back to this site, as well as a mention of my name, Deirdré Straughan. |
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On the way... |
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Forsythia is always one of the first things to bloom in the spring |
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 primroses
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tadpoles! |
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The first path on this sign is marked as impegnativo - difficult. |
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plaque reads: Bridge of "Caterpillar." To the mule, faithful servant and companion of the Alpini and mountaineers, who here ended his last labor |
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 fountain of St. Charles Borromeo, who had a very impressive nose
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"Pass tranquilly among the noise and hurry, but remember how much peace there can be in the silence of the mountains." |
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 "The dying kissed it like they kissed their mothers, they held onto it like a flag." (the hat of the Alpini) |
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 "Please carry your trash to the valley." |
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On the way back: plaques commemorating those who died to build this vertiginous road |
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Yes, that's the name (in dialect) of a town. |
I like the typeface used on the old road sign on the side of the building. |
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