Claudio Piombetti's blog

Up to this year I had been to Germany only once,

Frankfurt skyscrapers in black and white

31/05/2025, Claudio_VL

Up to this year I had been to Germany only once, in 1999, for a meeting at a Pilkington factory, in Witten. Then, this year, I visited Germany twice (so far): Valentine weekend in Berlin, and now...

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Up to this year I had been to Germany only once,
Klaio.app is a URL. 

This isn't really a

Things I'm working on for Klaio.app

03/12/2024, Claudio_VL

Klaio.app is a URL. This isn't really a bragging post, since there's nothing to brag regarding Klaio's slow start, this is just a way to recap the things I am working on for my...

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Klaio.app is a URL. 

This isn't really a
I have a friend who worked for several years in

Taiwan’s rose-tinted nostalgia for the Japanese years

26/11/2024, Claudio_VL

I have a friend who worked for several years in Taiwan in the early 90s. I asked him the following question: When you were in Taiwan, were Japanese-era buildings and location being restored? I...

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I have a friend who worked for several years in
Villa della Regina is a splendid palace on the

Villa della Regina, Turin

27/09/2024, Claudio_VL

Villa della Regina is a splendid palace on the Turin...

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Villa della Regina is a splendid palace on the
This website has not been updated in a while.

The way back

21/06/2023, Claudio_VL

This website has not been updated in a while. Eleven years, in fact. It's now been moved to a new bespoke platform, this should hopefully make it easier to post, comment and use the website on...

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This website has not been updated in a while.
Atlanta. A week off work. A car. A straight line

Monument Valley and other places

07/01/2012, Claudio_VL

Atlanta. A week off work. A car. A straight line taking from East to West. A new job in another continent next year. A new digital camera to put through its paces. Enough wanderlust to load the car...

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Atlanta. A week off work. A car. A straight line

Doors of Urbino

10/01/2011, Claudio_VL

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Pictures from the match between Rugby VII Torino

Rugby VII Torino vs Rugby Bergamo 40-0

13/12/2010, Claudio_VL

Pictures from the match between Rugby VII Torino and Rugby Bergamo. Click here to see all...

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Pictures from the match between Rugby VII Torino

... and another few photos from Rugby VII Torino vs Parabiago

01/12/2010, Claudio_VL

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A few group pictures from the match between Rugby

Images from Rugby VII Torino vs Rugby Parabiago

29/11/2010, Claudio_VL

A few group pictures from the match between Rugby VII Torino and Rugby Parabiago. Snow fell on Settimo Torinese before the match, but most of it had gone by the time the teams started...

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A few group pictures from the match between Rugby