Lombardy

[March, 2011] In Mantova, there is a house of Rigoletto, a famous opera by Verdi.Rigoletto is not a real person, but the story was created with the image of this house.In the story of the…

[March, 2011] One weekend when I felt that spring has come, I went to Mantova in Italy.It is a fairly big town with a lot to see such as  a castle and a palace and…

[March, 2011] In Italy, most of the shops are closed on Sunday, but in the town you see many people walking.They do not have any destinations, but just take a walk.In the UK, they take…

[February, 2011] It is the carnival season.In all over Italy, children become animals, super heroes, and princesses.They throw confetti all over the place.It must be a hard work for parents.This photo was taken in Monza,…

[March, 2011] I walked in a town called Varese, north Italy.It is not really a tourist town but in Italy there are many nice towns which is not famous for tourists.In the main street in…

[March, 2011] I went to a fish shop today.It is not a fishmonger, but a pet shop.It was huge and you can see as many kind of life as in a aquarium.Actually this shop sells…

[December, 2010] This is a photo of a shop in Bergamo.It is obviously not a chain store.It has been there for hundreds of years and both shop owners and customers know each other closely.There are…

[December, 2010] This was the second time for me to visit Bergamo and for the first time I went up to the second hill there.I did not know there is another funicular railways to go…

[November, 2010] Monza is about 15 min.by train from Milan.It is a lovely small town with the beautiful Duomo.It does not seem to be well-known other than by those who follow F1 race.F1 is held…