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My recent trip in Heaven Land, Part I: Italy

As you all know, I'm in love with Italy...

My wife is Italian, the food is gorgeous, the wine is not bad, the cars are among the most fabulous I know, a,d even some watches are very tempting...

So each year, we go bakc to Italy, to see famliy and friends, and some nice countries, as Trieste is just near the Slovenia Boarder ( 10 Kilometers ), and Croatia is only 10 kilometers more!

Each part of this trip is delight for the eyes...

France ends with the Mont Blanc, with one of the longer tunnel of the world ( a bit more than 11 kilometers long! ):



At the end of this tunnel, just another Marvel... The Courmayeur Panorama.



Then, it's a bit like a race to join Trieste, because the road is a bit long...1250 Kilometers to do in only one day, as the Holidays are short.

Here we are, after 12 hours of driving...

A small surprise, for Damian specially...

Look at his Avatar, this is the Zagreb symbol...

Look at the Trieste Province Symbol...



Quite the same...Eeeh, no, Damian, If I had the time to go till Zagreb, of course I'd contact you, my friend...

This is indeed a strange and interesting part of Italy...

When you think Italy, you imagine colored houses, Pine Trees, very nice odors of Orange Flowers, thym, jasmin, spices, etc...

Here, the Architectue is a bit German, as if we dind't have to forget that Trieste was a part of Osterreich for several decades.

But the Italian Style is here, and yes, beside Hausmannian houses and buildings, you see and feel the Italian roots.

This is a Holy Land, as you have the sea, the mountains ( Il Carso ), and a very nice blend of colors, brown, yellow, deep green, blue, this is just spectacular.

Here, from the heights of Trieste, in the Sunset:



Here in the sea side,







As you can see, the mountain is not far from the sea!

The City of Trieste is very appealing too...

It's not like in the South of Italy, where people is maybe warmer, but they are very nice, and welcoming, too.

Here are some pics of my favourite parts of Trieste...

This one is my absolute favourite, with a blend of all these influences that make Trieste so special and unique...



Here, the end of the " Piazza de Unita ", with these nice statues welcoming the people coming from the sea...





And there, the Roman Theater...



Part II to come: Istria ...

Best.

Nicolas