Lombardy

[April 2012] We went to Lake Iseo , one of the lakes in north Italy. This one is not well known as Como or Garda and had wilder atmosphere, maybe because of the bad weather….

[February, 2012] I thought I missed this year’s carnival, but when I went to Lecco, I came across the parade of the carnival.Usually carnival period finishes on Tuesday, but in Milan and surrounding area it…

[February, 2012] On Saturday the weather was so nice that I had an excursion to Lecco, about 50km north of Milan.The famous Lake Como’s shape is just like a person in Kanji (Chinese character) and…

[February, 2012] The custom that lovers swear their love, put the lock on the rail or fence and throw the key away started from an Italian romantic comedy film apparently.I found one location in Monza,…

[February, 2012] People get attracted to Europe by its old towns which have been as they are for ages.This photo was taken inside one building in the centre of Monza, north Italy.The pattern of the…

[December, 2011] The X’mas tree in front of the Duomo in Milan was still being prepared on the 6th December.I thought it ‘s a bit too late, but apparently, here the lights of the tree…

[October, 2011] When we were around Sirmione on Lake Garda, Italy, the traffic was so heavy and there were no space for parking, so we nearly gave up, but luckily one car pulled out. Good…

[October, 2011] I went to Lake Garda in Italy again.When I went there earlier this year, it was stormy weather, but this time the sky was wonderfully blue.In Desenzano, the antique fair was on and…

[August, 2011] I went to a zoo called Le Cornelle near Bergamo in Italy. This zoo is famous with white tiger. What these children were watching was not white, but a brown tiger, which was…