Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/10/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Besides the public art you had me with t he Vespa's. My parents had one in the very late 40's in Lincoln NE. Maybe my fathers fondness for Italy from the war years. On Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 9:09 PM Nathan Wajsman via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > During my stay in Pisa in September, I took the train to the nearby town > of Pontedera one afternoon. It is a small, somewhat nondescript town, but > it hosts an important piece of Italy?s history: the headquarters of the > Piaggio company, creators of the iconic Vespa in the immediate aftermath of > World War II. Today it is a museum showcasing the various models created > over the years, as well as other motorcycle brands in the Piaggio fold, > including Gilera, Moto Guzzi and Laverda. A small gallery, literally > covering the walk from the train station to the museum, the visit at the > museum, and the walk back to the station, is here: > > https://www.greatpix.eu/Travel/Pontedera-Sept-2024 > > As always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > photo at frozenlight.eu > > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.frozenlight.eu > > ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information