Lombardy

Isola Madre

[ Aug.2013 ] We bought one day boat ticket of Lake Maggiore (26 euro).The first place we got off was Isola Madre, meaning the Isle of Mother.The small islands around here on Lake Maggiore are…

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Wish on a star

[ Aug.2013 ] In Italy on the night of San Lorenzo, people wish on shooting stars.The day is 10th August.While time passed, the peak of the meteor stream has moved to the 12th apparently, but…

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A quiet lake No.2

[ Aug.2013 ] One weekday in the middle of August, I had a free time in the afternoon, so without aiming anywhere I started travelling by car.I came across this Lago di Pusiano, one of…

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Cave church

[ Aug.2013 ] On the day when I visited my friends’ second house, they said ” let’s go to the sanctuary”.I had imagined a church building, so it was a surprise when we came in…

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Second house in the mountain

[ Aug.2013 ] I visited my friends’ second house in the mountain.The place is called Sant’Omoboro Terme which is famous for its its hot springs.It takes a bit more than 1 hour by car from…

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Celtic music here

[ June, 2013 ] On the way back from Varese Lake in north Italy, I came across a small concert.The main instrument was bagpipe, so I thought it could be an Irish group.But in fact…

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The quiet lake

[ June, 2013 ] The days are very long in Europe around this time of the year.In the evening that day, the blue sky was so beautiful that I suddenly decided to visit Varese Lake.It…

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The castle was my shelter from the rain

[ May, 2013 ] After having a nice meat dish for my lunch in Brescia in north Italy, I went up the hill to help my digestion towards the Brescia Castle.It was built in the…

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Excursion to Brescia

[ May, 2013 ] On a sunny Sunday, I went to Brescia where I could not go in April.This is the second largest city in Lombardy region in north Italy, after Milan and has got…