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A grasshopper in our bedroom. I like his tiny little wings.

There was a guy playing his accordion at the Besen, which doesn't happen all the time. He played "Happy Birsthday" several times, so I think he was entertaining a large birsthday party., Accordion player at the Besen.

Matthias & Cordula came all the way from Heidelberg to join us at the Besen.

The Swiss Alps as seen from the window of an airplane. We were in flight between Stuttgart, Germany & Bologna, Italy.

We went to Bologna for a long weekend getway. The city is filled with beautifully-colored & textured buildings. I couldn't stop taking pictures of them...

We went to Bologna for a long weekend getway. The city is filled with beautifully-colored & textured buildings. I couldn't stop taking pictures of them...

A view of Bologna from the top of the 900 year old and leaning Torre degli Asinelli. This photo was taken about 95m above the ground.

A view of Bologna from the top of the 900 year old and leaning Torre degli Asinelli. This photo was taken about 95m above the ground. I really like the endless row of Vespas.

On a wall in Bologna. But it reminds me of the Morphine song.

i've got a head with wings
i got a head with wings,
i got a head with wings
and i can see so far away i can see so clear
you would not believe the view up here
i got a head with wings, a head…

This smiling devilish head welcomes you to Bologna.

I liked the flowers and the orange.

One of the sirens on Bologna's Neptune fountain. I think I should have used a faster shutter speed.

Bologna's Neptune fountain.

Being an EE-type Enginerd, I had to take this picture.

These are Bologna's leaning towers. Built by rival families 900 years ago. Both are leaning considerably, though I wasn't able to find a good spot to take a picture that shows it well. The shorter one is actually quite amazing - I am surprised it is still…