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Genoa

The wonderful spiral staircase

[February, 2012] In Genova, I stayed in Bristol Palace Hotel.When I was checking in, I looked up and found this magnificent staircase.This is very European traditional hotel with very spacious room and the nicely patterned…

Milan

The bull in Galleria

[February, 2012] If you have been to the Galleria in Milan, you may know about this mosaic bull.You step on his vital spot on your heel and spin 3 times, then you will be lucky.Therefore, there…

Milan

Names of Italian people

[February, 2012] The area around the Duomo is the centre of the city and there are always a lot of people here. I wonder if I call ‘Marco!’, how many people would turn around. There…

Lombardy

Good dessert

[February, 2012] This is a wonderful dessert at a restaurant called Alle Arcate in Monza, northern Italy. Seafood is very good here, but this particular dessert is something everyone should try. Within the skin of…

England

Magna Carta in 1215

[January, 2012] The last destination of the one day bus tour from London was Salisbury Cathedral. Here you can see one of the original copies of Magna Carta which was signed in 1215 ( I…

England

Well-known Stonehenge

[January, 2012] Our main purpose of joining the one day bus tour from London was to visit Stonehenge. It takes time and money to get here on your own using the public transport. There is…

England

Bath, very busy town

[January, 2012] Bath in England is well known as a city founded by Romans, but it was only 18th century when it became a centre of fashionable society. Around this time the town was rebuild completely…

England

The Bath

[January, 2012] The bus tour we joined started at around 9 am and came back to London at around 6:30pm. It is a full day tour and the first destination was world famous Bath. I had…

Milan

Teatro degli Arcimboldi

[January, 2012] This theatre was built and used when The Scala in Milan was closed for renovation in 2002.Now The Scala is open, but this one is still used as a proper theatre.I went to…