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Syracuse

Walk in the twilight and a restaurant

[ Aug.2022 ] After seeing a puppet show, a famous Sicilian performing art, in Syracuse, Italy, we took a walk in the old town of Ortigia. From the south to the north along the east…

Syracuse

The traditional puppet show

[ Aug.2022 ] Sicily has a unique culture among Italy, and one of them is the puppet show. On the third day after we started “living” in Syracuse, we went to see the puppet show….

Syracuse

Caught in the rain

[ Aug.2022 ] We took a walk around Island of Ortigia, the old town of Syracuse, a historic town in Sicily, Italy. According to the guidebook, the Duomo and its square seemed to be the…

Syracuse

Shopping at the market

[Aug. 2022] On the first day we started ‘living’ in Syracuse, a town in the south eastern part of Sicily in Italy, we went shopping at the wet market. Crossing the bridge from the new…

Syracuse

Ice cream for breakfast?

[ Aug.2022 ] In the morning in Syracuse in the southeastern part of Sicily, Italy, we went out for an Italian breakfast, croissants and cappuccino. The Airbnb where we stayed was in the new town,…

Syracuse

A night in Italy in Summer

[Aug. 2022] In the evening of the day we arrived in Syracuse, a historic town in Sicily, Italy, we headed to a restaurant recommended by the landlady of Airbnb where we were staying. Syracuse’s old…

Syracuse

“Livable” Airbnb this time

[ Aug.2022 ] During this summer holiday in Syracuse, a historic town in Sicily, Italy, we stayed at Airbnb. We’ve been hooked on Airbnb since our first experience two years ago in Alghero, Sardinia. This…

Sicily

Sicily at last

[Aug. 2022] This year’s summer holiday was spent in Syracuse, Sicily. A holiday that would have been realised a year ago originally. We have bitter memories of this time last year when my husband’s leg…

Marlow

Commoners can visit only garden

[Aug. 2022] We visited Cliveden, the site of an English aristocratic mansion, at the invitation of a couple of friends. It’s a mansion located about nine kilometres east of Marlow, which we visited a few…