This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. There were some small things that impressed me in Moscow, because things were different from the west: One of these was that the newspapers were basically free and a…

This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. Walking around in Moscow, we were surprised to see no foods on the shelves in the supermarket, included the famous department store called Gum. But in the hotel we…

This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. When we started our stay, they gave us our group itinerary, which included our free days to do whatever we wanted. But we were allowed to move around only…

This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. When we landed at the Moscow airport in April 1980, at the passport control we we found the officials wearing uniforms, with no smiles or no expressions. They looked…

[ March, 2013 ] This is not really a trip, but I went to Hammersmith Bridge in London to take photos. Apparently this is the first suspension bridge over Thames completed in 1827. But because…

[ Feb.2013 ] My new friend took me to a huge antique market in Kempton Park, just outside of London. I did not know this market, but apparently, it is very famous. It is held…

[ Feb.2013 ] When I visited Pavia, south of Milan, I found this statue along the Ticino river.At first I thought she is ironing, but in fact, washing clothes or linens by hand.The title of…

[ Feb.2013 ] The main purpose of our visit to Pavia, south of Milan, Italy was to take photos of Ponte Coperto. It is a bridge over Ticino river and it has got the roof….

[ Feb.2013 ] We went to a restaurant called Antica Trattoria Ferrari in Pavia, a town about 35 km south of Milan. A small waiter is working there with pride. I wanted to order something…