Piedmont
In Novara, where we went to see the ballet

In Novara, where we went to see the ballet

Novara, located in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, is not well known, but it has many attractions, including a tall domed church and medieval buildings. And for a provincial city, it’s home...

Lombardy

Dining at the monastery

My husband told me he’d made a reservation at a restaurant inside the monastery, so I was very curious to see what kind of simple food I’d be served. The Torba Monastery is…

Lombardy

The spectacular St. Peter’s Church

The reason we decided to go to Pizzighettone in Lombardy, Italy, on this day was because we had seen a photo of this extravagant church, St. Peter’s Church. I had never seen a…

Lombardy

To Pizzighettone

We visited Pizzighettone in Lombardy, Italy, to enjoy the autumn scenery before the days got too short. It’s an old town about 66 kilometres southeast of Milan, just over an hour’s drive from…

Seville

As for flamenco, we just went to the museum

Speaking of Andalusia in Spain, it is a mecca for flamenco. Since we came to this region, flamenco was definitely one of the things we wanted to see, but this time we settled…

Torquay

A town called Torquay

The reason why we chose Torquay, a town in southwest England, as our last domestic trip in the UK is because there was someone we wanted to meet. My husband meets her every…

Sicily

Gelato and Duomo

I continue talking about our tour in Ragusa, the town in the south of Sicily in Italy. The last stop was in the square in front of Garden Ibleo (Giardini Iblei)…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Visiting an exhibition of Ukiyo-e

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. A lot of people in Italy know the artist Katsushika Hokusai and his works, for example “the wave” or “36 views of mount Fuji”. They are on...
shopping
Hotels

the changeable weather in St Ives

We stayed at Poldhu Guest House in St Ives in Cornwall, the south western end of England. Because we decided to come to St Ives quite late, when we tried booking a...
airlines
Airlines

Alitalia

Compagnia Aerea Italiana S.p.A. (Italian Air Company), operating as Alitalia, is the flag carrier and national airline of Italy, which took over the name, the landing rights, many planes and some other assets from the...
food
Food

Tigelle bread and others

On this day, we made a reservation at a restaurant called Ma Lo’ in the town of Carpi in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. As usual, my husband found this restaurant online. Located...
hotels
Hotels

Hotel in Stockholm

We stayed in a hotel called Radisson Blu Royal Viking in Stockholm. We chose this because of the location, which is just next to the central station. Although it is one of the...
food
Restaurants

A posh restaurant at first sight

On the second evening in Santiago in Chile, we went to a restaurant called Liguria which was recommended by our tour leader. According to him, many of the expats living in Santiago...
transports
Transports

The train listed as a World Heritage

Bernina Express is the train listed as a World Heritage, starting from Tirano in Italy to Chur in Switzerland.According to the brochure, it runs along 122 kilometres of track, passing through 55 tunnels...