[April, 2010] On Sunday morning, it was raining in Edinburgh. We started walking in the old part of the city, which is on the hill where the castle and our hotel are, then down to…

[June, 2010] On the way back, I got hungry again.So I stopped in a town called Modena in Emilia Romagna.This is not too far from Bologna and the colour of the houses were like the…

[May, 2010] Orvieto in Umbria was the last destination on this trip. Again it was a beautiful town with a gorgeous cathedral and nice small alleys. When we were there, there was a small market of…

[May, 2010] I did not know this strangest town until a friend of mine told me that it inspired a Japanese cartoon drama called Laputa; Castle in the Sky.Well, I am not a cartoon fan,…

[May, 2010] Pitigliano is situated at the south edge of Tuscany. It is a strikingly good looking town on the tuff cliff, but not many people visit here, maybe because it is not on the…

[May, 2010] On the way to the south, of course I got hungry. So I stopped in a pretty town called Arezzo in Tuscany. The restaurant  I was planning to go was closed, and a…

[May, 2010] Unfortunately the next day was not sunny and the sea was rough so the sightseeing boat was cancelled.So I took the road to Riomaggiore, which was nice enough.The town, one of the famous…

[May, 2010] The weather was bad at the beginning of the journey and I hesitated if I should go on or not, but in the end I decided to come to Portovenere, which was a…

[June, 2010] In June, we visited our friends in north west England. They took us to a town called Kirkby Lonsdale, which had a very relaxing atmosphere. We walked along a river and then had a…