December 26th 2011
The day after Christmas….in San Remo
Our destination is the Italian seaside resort town of Sanremo. We’ve been to this town a couple of times, and in both occasions, it was just a food-shopping trip to its colourful and popular Tuesday market. Today, we are not going shopping but simply to find out how Italians go about their own Christmas walk and what a better place to do it than in one of their most famous seaside resort towns - the flower city of Sanremo.
After the excitement of opening his Christmas gifts yesterday, this bambino is enjoying a day out with his parents sans his new toys
Ciao, Mama! Buone Feste! (Hello Mama, Happy Holidays!)
Buon Natale, il mio amore! (Merry Christmas, my love!)
A family that bikes together, stays long together…
Chatting over a cup of coffee….outdoors…in this European winter! Sanremo is blessed for its temperate climate that even in the winter, it enjoys warmer temperature.
Italians, by tradition, take out their evening stroll seriously.
The day after Christmas, sitting on a café is the place to be
Time to do some post-Christmas shopping
I’m not sure if he had a happy Christmas but one thing is certain, wherever he goes, he can take his portable home with him.
The old town of Sanremo is a very interesting place to stroll around
Visiting art galleries is one great way to spend your long festive holidays
Tending his master’s shop while the latter is probably attending to some post-Christmas stuff
Lucky puppy
Another lucky puppy
A lucky rat..err pup!
The 26th is also the best time for fishermen to patch up their nets
And for friends to meet up, like here in the Marina and watch the boats go by
Or in this restaurant for some chat over dinner
But trade goes on..as this man (on the right) selling imitation bags in the shopping street
