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Italy

Pompeii is amazing

(This is my husband’s post for the first time in a long time!) [Dec.2024] I went to Pompeii for the first time, though I am Italian. My wife who is Japanese had already been there,…

Amalfi

Italy, Amalfi

These are our photos taken in Amalfi, southern Italy in 2024.

Amalfi

Go back by boat

[Dec. 2024] On the day we took an excursion to Amalfi while staying in Sorrento in southern Italy, we walked around the town after a delicious lunch. Amalfi has one main street lined with shops,…

Amalfi

Enjoy elaborate cuisine

[Dec. 2024] After enjoying the cathedral in Amalfi, a tourist destination in southern Italy, we found a narrow staircase on the side, not the front staircase. Going down the staircase, we found a restaurant called…

Amalfi

The fruit of preparation: the crypt

[Dec. 2024] Since we were staying in Sorrento in southern Italy, we had to see the Amalfi Coast, so we headed to Amalfi on this day. We took a local bus that departed from in…

Naples

Bathed in the sunset

[Dec. 2024] After walking through the old town of Naples, southern Italy, we came to Piazza Dante. This square used to be a marketplace, and is also called the Market Square. We were planning to…

Naples

Fill our stomach and head to the old town

[Dec. 2024] Sightseeing in Naples, the third largest city in Italy. First, our guide Ivan took us to a pastry shop to fill our stomachs. The first choice shop was too crowded, so we went…

Naples

Ivan and Naples

[Dec. 2024] The day after visiting Ercolano (Herculaneum), an archaeological site in southern Italy, we finally visited Naples. I say “finally” because we had always had the preconceived notion that Naples was a scary place,…