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Venice

From San Giorgio Maggiore

[ Apr.2017 ] On the second day of our stay in Murano island in Venice, we went to the main island of Venice by water bus. Actually our hotel was running the fast free shuttle…

Venice

Shopping in Burano

[ Mar.2017 ] One of the purposes of our holiday in Venice this time was island hopping. So we wanted to go to the island of San Francesco del Deserto where there is a monastery…

Venice

Striking colours in Burano

[ Mar.2017 ] After leaving our luggage in our hotel in Murano, the island famous for its glassware, we went out to Burano island. One of the themes of our holiday in Venice this time was…

Venice

The outrageous hotel in Murano

[ Mar.2017 ] We stayed in Sofitel in Murano, the island in Venice, which is run by Accor, the French mega hotel chain. The proper name of the hotel is Le Gare Hotel Venezia MGallery…

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Revisiting the restaurant in Murano

[ Mar.2017 ] We took the Frecciarossa, the fast train, from the Central Station in Milan to Venice. The last time we were in Venice was one and a half years ago. This time we…

Winchester

King Arthur’s Round Table

[ Mar.2017 ] We heard that in the historical town of Winchester in the south of England, there is the Round Table of the legendary King Arthur and his knights. So we went there to…

Winchester

Winchester Cathedral

[ Mar.2017 ] When I said to my husband “Shall we go to Winchester?”, the city in the south of England, he started singing a song. I did not know this song, but apparently it…

Winchester

The walking tour started at 2 pm

[ Mar.2017 ] To walk around Winchester, the historical city in the south of England where we went just for a day from London, we needed a map, so we went to the tourist office….