It is the steeple of the Roman Catholic church, St. Paul which either enhances the general picture, or destroys the view onto the mountain, depending on what mood I am in.
The frequent ringing of the bells from the tower in such proximity sometimes gets on my nerves.
It is really a presumptuous attitude to suggest that this church's presence must be announced constantly to one and all, even those who truly are not particularly interested in their ringing.
Of course they announce each quarter past, half hour, quarter to the hour and finally the hour, but they also ring when a citizen of the town has passed away. In this case the bells toll three times for ten minutes each, with a five minute pause between each ringing.
Naturally they also ring before each church service, Mass, High Mass, Prayer Meeting, as well as on any other conceivable occasion.
As Hamlet's mother says:
"The Lady doth protest too much, methinks."
Back to the roof lines visible from my balcony!
Here they are:
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