After a flight to Nice in the south of France we drove with a tourgroup to the Italian Riviera where we visited the Hanbury gardens. This magnificent botanical garden was founded in 1867 by sir Thomas Hanbury, a rich english businessman and his brother Daniel a botanist. The palazzo dates from the 14th century and has a great view over the Mediterranean sea.
The Dragon Fountain with turtles and goldfishes. The garden is situated against a very high mountain and we had to climb and descent many heights which we had to do many, times this holiday. I have very strong fibulas now...
Then we visited San Remo a seaside resort with the famous Casino Municipale from 1906, the belle-epoque period. As you can see the Italians are still driving scooters.
This is the Russian Orthodoxe Church from 1920 with the onion formed domes. During medium 19th and the start of the 20th century tourism from the Uk and Russia expanded here with all kind of grand hotels and villas.
Oh dat zal een mooie reis geweest zijn. Mooie foto's van mooie plaatsen. Wij gaan Zondag vliegen naar Nice and dan naar Italie met een bus vanwaar we een cruise gaan maken. Heb er zin in vooral met dit nare weer hier alsmaar en er komt nog geen eind aan.
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Beautiful photos. I've been to Nice and around the south of France but sadly did not get to go to the Italian Riviera.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThese photos are wonderful. The one of the Russian Orthodox Church is awesome. What a gorgeous piece of architecture. Love how all the motor bikes are lined up perfectly. Neatness is next to Godliness.The fountain is lovely and the palazzo is stunning...so old yet in grand condition. genie
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWhat a wonderful holiday ... that Palazzo is amazing and dating from the 14th Century that's a long time ago ... Australia hadn't even been discovered then.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenha, it's such good exercise to climb those hills.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenwelcome back, Bieb. Looks like you had good weather on your trip!
ha, it's such good exercise to climb those hills.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenwelcome back, Bieb. Looks like you had good weather on your trip!
what a great trip! I think that garden featured in a book I designed about Italian gardens. How verdant… lovely to read about it.
BeantwoordenVerwijderennice, you are back!!!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenhow pretty, and the weather looked great too....!