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Lombardy

A town of fat people?

[June, 2012] This photo was taken at a town called Abbiategrasso in north Italy, about 22 km west of Milan.This is a medieval town with a castle and a palace, but the name is interesting.‘Abbiate’…

Lombardy

Corridor where horses can run

[june 2012] Vigevano of north Italy is famous for its beautiful square, but there is a castle, too.Castello Sforzesco was built at the end of 15th century as Piazza Ducale.Sforza family who governed Milan, ran…

Lombardy

The most beautiful square in Italy

[June, 2012] I wish I could take a photo from higher place, but this is Piazza Ducale of Vigevano, north Italy, which is said to be one of the finest squares in Italy built at…

England

Art

[june 2012] On the way back from the trip to north England, we went to see an art situated near Liverpool. It is called Another Place by famous sculptor called Antony Gormley. I had heard…

England

Old fashioned coffee shop

[june 2012] This is the interior of an old fashioned coffee shop in Morecame, north England. Apparently, Mr.Brucciani from Tuscany, Italy came and started this shop in 1939. It is an ice-cream maker as well….

England

The theatre waiting for renovation

[june 2012] Morecambe, a north England seaside town used be a famous holiday destination in Victorian Era, where a lot of fashionable people gathered. This Victoria Pavilion Theatre was build during that time in 1897….

England

Green Ground

[June 2012]  When we went to see the Hadrian’s Wall, I enjoyed English countryside a lot. The most impressive thing there was ‘ green’. Because they have a lot of rain, the ground is always…

England

Mr. Hadrian

[June 2012] When we went to see Hadrian’s Wall, we visited Roman Army Museum. What I learned there was that Mr.Hadrian was a gay. He had a wife, but he loved Antinous, a Greek boy…

England

Managers of the ruins

[June 2012] When we visited Hadrian’s Wall, I noticed the managers for each ruins were different and according to that, the facilities are different, too. English Heritage, which is related to the government was the main…