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In Italian cuore di bue, I think in English beefsteak tomato, in German Ochsenherzen, literally ox heart tomato.
2 years agoBeautiful shot. So elegant.
2 years agoIt hurts my ears just looking at this photo.
2 years agoIt took me a while to get used to bars being open in the morning and serving things other than alcohol but it helps to think of them as coffee bars. I suspect the European usage predates the North American by quite a bit.
2 years agoYes definitely magnolia!
Enjoying your journal!
We call them loquats in New Zealand as well
2 years agoFinally caught up with you Steve. I just finished reading the last four days. We followed almost the same route on our trip from Munich to Florence. Fun reading your stories.
2 years agoWe also don’t get the pay beach thing. Perhaps it’s because, in Canada, land tenure ends at the high water mark (and in BC, anyway, we have a much larger tide range than on the Mediterranean).
2 years agoIn south Texas we called these loquats. If you check on Wikipedia you will see a similar photo.
2 years agoAnother win for diplomacy! Good that weapons were not needed to resolve the issue…
2 years agoYes, that’s what I know as a loquat. Agree with Tricia.
2 years agoSo along the Po the towns have hundreds of Oleanders. Going into one in particular it was like going through a forest of them all in full flower and marvellous colours
2 years agoYes but Magnolia Grand flora. This is different from the usual varieties is evergreen had fewer but huge flowers
2 years agoThat is Loquat not medlar I think. When I was a kid I used to sit up a tree with my friend and eat hundreds
2 years ago
I agreed with your comment about this church feeling more ancient and historic rather than all glitz and glamour like the basilica we saw here in Washington DC.
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