tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post5644187502478790788..comments2024-03-27T06:22:50.868+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: Streets of CannobioLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-242692422895848492017-06-09T07:42:41.997+02:002017-06-09T07:42:41.997+02:00Yes, it happens in many places. I know of an entir...Yes, it happens in many places. I know of an entire Greek village, completely abandoned by its original inhabitants, that was bought up by a wealthy Englishman and converted into his very own holiday village.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-23365908083350947752017-06-09T07:41:47.847+02:002017-06-09T07:41:47.847+02:00You can easily do that with your blog, Graham. It&...You can easily do that with your blog, Graham. It's all in the settings (as if you wouldn't have guessed).Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-43243208994167853832017-06-07T08:55:07.614+02:002017-06-07T08:55:07.614+02:00PS One of the advantages that your post layout has...PS One of the advantages that your post layout has over, for example, mine is that you can put a lot more photos on and one can open them separately to scroll through them. I do enjoy doing that.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-8840159729246066902017-06-07T08:53:58.831+02:002017-06-07T08:53:58.831+02:00Jenny's comment made a point that had been my ...Jenny's comment made a point that had been my foremost thought too. I can think of places, too, where the indigenous population has gone elsewhere to find work and a new life and a combination of holiday homes and retired incomers have repopulated the area and completely altered the demographic. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-4032459871445199732017-05-20T09:24:18.495+02:002017-05-20T09:24:18.495+02:00While I am fascinated by empty/abandoned places, i...While I am fascinated by empty/abandoned places, it also saddens me to see a once prosperous area being all converted into holiday homes or let go to ruin because people can not afford to live "normal" lives there anymore.<br />For us, that first walk around on Monday afternoon was just very relaxing after the roughly 5 hours of driving, most of it in bad weather.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-58627733264286893142017-05-20T00:18:24.402+02:002017-05-20T00:18:24.402+02:00I was also struck by how quiet and empty it looked...I was also struck by how quiet and empty it looked. I believe that depopulation is a problem in many rural areas of Italy. But what a beautiful place!Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-67381266390477591952017-05-19T08:11:45.731+02:002017-05-19T08:11:45.731+02:00It really was as quiet as my pictures make it look...It really was as quiet as my pictures make it look, Kay! We managed to catch a week "in between" - the high tourist season of summer has not yet begun, and the 1st-of-May crowd was already gone.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-51211288140850122662017-05-19T08:10:54.811+02:002017-05-19T08:10:54.811+02:00We could have easily spent another week (or three)...We could have easily spent another week (or three) there, too!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-17876279179571786542017-05-19T08:10:32.054+02:002017-05-19T08:10:32.054+02:00Thank you, Fi, so are we :-)Thank you, Fi, so are we :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-35137467617431523462017-05-19T02:37:47.361+02:002017-05-19T02:37:47.361+02:00Enchanting, that is the perfect word!
Were there a...Enchanting, that is the perfect word!<br />Were there any people there? :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-23154883046460672472017-05-18T15:32:33.508+02:002017-05-18T15:32:33.508+02:00I would never have wanted to leave. I would never have wanted to leave. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-77518799464796231382017-05-18T08:08:45.518+02:002017-05-18T08:08:45.518+02:00Just beautiful :) glad you had such a lovely trip ...Just beautiful :) glad you had such a lovely trip Fi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.com