Destinations

[June 2024] In Mantua, Northern Italy, we also took a sightseeing boat. We made a reservation in advance for a boat that goes around the three lakes surrounding the city. We had made a reservation…

[June 2024] After enjoying Palazzo Te in the historic city of Mantua in northern Italy, we stopped by the remains of a church called Tempio Leon Battista Alberti on the way back to the old…

[June 2024] In addition to Teatro Bibiena, our other purpose in visiting Mantua in northern Italy this time was to visit Palazzo Te. Mantua was the stronghold of the powerful Gonzaga family, and while the…

[June 2024] In Mantua, a historic town in Lombardy, northern Italy, we parked our car in the same large car park, Campo Canoa, as we did last time. This car park faces Lago Inferiore, one…

[June 2024] Mantua, a historic town in Lombardy, northern Italy, is within a day trip distance from where we live, but this time we stayed overnight in the suburbs. We actually wanted to stay in…

These are our photos taken in Tirana, Albania in 2024.

[May 2024] Continuing with the walking tour of Tirana, Albania. Near the Prime Minister’s residence, there was a statue of Ismail Qemali, the first prime minister who is said to have built modern Albania. He…

[May 2024] The next thing we saw in Tirana, the capital of Albania, was a building called the Pyramid. It was built as a museum to honour the achievements of Hoxha, the country’s dictator, and…

[May 2024] Continuing with the city tour of Tirana, the capital of Albania. Next we went to a mosque. The mosque has a long name, Jamia Ethem Bey Mosque. Construction began at the end of…