Castiglione Olona and the Alpini
[Mar. 2025] This winter in Northern Italy was full of rainy days, which made me gloomy. We had just moved from gloomy England to Italy, where everyone think it has bright sunshine. So, on occasional…
Food
Squid eggs, octopus innards, etc.
[Nov. 2024] On Pellestrina, an island in the Veneto region of Italy, we walked around looking for a restaurant that we had been told was supposed to be open. This time, instead of going along the…
Enjoyed the local dishes
[Nov. 2024] On the second day in Chioggia, Veneto, Italy, we made a reservation at a restaurant. Usually lunch is our main meal, but since it was Monday, we couldn’t find a good restaurant that…
Restaurant and winery in Castell’Arquato
[Nov. 2024] On the day we went to Castell’Arquato, a historic and beautiful town in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, we made a reservation at a restaurant called Ristorante del Voltone. If you want to have lunch on…
We found a cheap restaurant
[July 2024] We returned to Forio, where we were staying, from the Aragonese Castle, the most popular tourist spot on the island of Ischia in southern Italy, for lunch. I had thought from lunch the…
Traditional Coffee Brewing
[Apr. 2024] The last place we visited in Gjirokaster, an old town in Albania, was a shop that demonstrated how to make traditional coffee. A kilim was laid on the ground, and on top of…
Albanian food and the view
[Apr. 2024] On this day, I ate Albanian food for the first time. We had lunch after visiting churches in Berat, a town that is a World Heritage Site. Since almost all of meals are…
Last night on the terrace
[Jan. 2024] We stayed in Palermo, Sicily, Italy for about 10 days, and this was our last night here. The Rinascente department store chain was located near the Airbnb where we were staying, and we…
The clam hot pot and Daikon radish in Kameido
[Nov. 2023] At the invitation of a friend of ours who lives in Tokyo, Japan, we went for a walk around Kameido, a part of downtown Tokyo, which she had never walked before, either. We…
