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Emilia Romagna

Lunch in Modena

[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…

Lazio

Civita di Bagnoregio, a island in a land

[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,…

Italy

Having a Lunch in Arezzo

[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…

Liguria

The Colourful Houses in Riomaggiore

[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…

Liguria

The Room with the View in Portovenere

[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…

England

Relaxing town of Kirkby Lonsdale

[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…

England

One afternoon in April on Thames

[April, 2010] It was a nice and warm afternoon in April. We walked around the Thames in London for about one hour and found this striking arm!