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Valle d'Aosta

Kitschy hotel and moody restaurant

[Apr. 2023] After descending from Monte Bianco, Italy‘s highest peak, we returned to Aosta, the capital of Valle d’Aosta, by bus. It was only about an hour away, but Aosta was much warmer. Tonight’s lodging…

Valle d'Aosta

Stepping into the Alps

[Apr. 2023] The Skyway, a ropeway that goes up to Monte Bianco from Courmayeur, a resort area in the Valle d’Aosta region in north western Italy, costs €59 per person for a round trip. I…

Valle d'Aosta

Hotel and the shuttle bus

[Apr. 2023] We stayed at a hotel called Edelweiss in the village of Pre Saint Didier in Valle d’Aosta, the north western tip of Italy. If you come by bus from Aosta and get off…

Valle d'Aosta

Nice hot spring

[Apr. 2023] The purpose of our visit to Valle d’Aosta, the north western tip of Italy, was to visit the hot spring. The village where we stayed overnight, Pré Saint-Didier, has a famous spa. Its…

Valle d'Aosta

Meal in the village

[Apr. 2023] We searched for a restaurant where we could have lunch in Pre Saint Didier, a village in the Valle d’Aosta region in the north western corner of Italy. We wandered around looking for…

Valle d'Aosta

To the village where there are no pharmacies

[Apr. 2023] During this year’s Easter holiday, we took a short trip to Valle d’Aosta, which is located at the edge of northwestern Italy. Actually, we were planning to go to Turkey, and we had…

Lombardy

The story that our rental car was towed

[Mar. 2023] I’m not talking about the trip itself this time, but have you ever had the experience of a parked rental car disappearing the next day? It happened to us. While staying in Seregno,…

Italy

Ballet at Teatro Lirico

[Mar. 2023] The topic of ballet continues. In March, we saw “Giulietta e Romeo” at the Teatro Lirico in Milan, Italy. It was our first time to visit this theatre. It is located near the…

Tokyo

Ballet at the New National Theatre

[Feb. 2023] In February, when we were temporarily staying in Japan, we went to see a ballet at the New National Theatre in Tokyo with our friend from my high school. It was my first…