But do you know this idea of the imaginary homeland? One you set out from shore on your little boat, once you embark, you'll never truly be at home again. What you've left behind exists only in your memory, and your ideal place becomes strange imaginary concoction of all you've left behind at every stop.
Claire Messud, from The Woman Upstairs.
Today's image is of one of those lions that guard Genova's Cattedrale di San Lorenzo. I love those lions. Whoever created them did a beautiful job.
I love this particular lion guarding Cattedrale Di San Lorenzo. I can’t resist taking more photographs each time I walk by.
Today, it seemed like I caught him asleep. Anyway, San Lorenzo’s Cathedral is Genova’s main cathedral and was begun back in 1155. Like so many old buildings in Europe, there was fire, back in 1296. The facade, is a gothic masterpiece completed between 1307 and 1312.
There is so much more about the cathedral but me, I’m in love with the lion.
I took this photograph as the sun left the city, around 8pm ... and up in the top left of the photograph, you can see the sunset light warming the cathedral called San Lorenzo. It was exquisite. I just wish I had a little crane that I could drive around the city and then ride high enough to get the ideal shots I miss on the ground.
Crazily, light over, we made a mad dash through the complicated alleyways between Via San Lorenzo and Via Garibaldi, without a map, racing the last of the evening light. We were only a little lost but missed the best of the ‘last light’ however I played with my Canon EOS 5D mkII again and you can see the results in the alleyway image ... last one going up tonight. I must sleep.
Tomorrow ... well, tomorrow I have more exciting news but more on that then.
