Italy

[ Oct.2015 ] When we arrived in Capri, a taxi was waiting for us. Our guide, Salvio, had arranged it. The taxis in Capri are convertibles and riding in them is lovely on sunny days….

[ Oct.2015 ] It was raining on the second day in Sorrento, southern Italy. According to the forecast, the weather should have improved but, in the end, we had rain all day. However, as this…

[ Oct.2015 ] That night, we strolled around the town of Sorrento. Some shops were still open and one of them was an inlaid wood workshop. We watched how they worked and observed their collection….

[ Oct.2015 ] The next place we visited during our Amalfi Coast tour was Amalfi itself. This town became  the first city-state in the 7th century. In the 11th century, the Normans defeated them and they…

[ Oct.2015 ] The next destination during our tour of the Amalfi Coast in southern Italy was Ravello. We went up the winding slope to the town that is about 360 metres above sea level. Apparently this town…

[ Oct.2015 ] Positano is the town between Sorrento and Amalfi along the Amalfi Coast in southern Italy. This town looks like the hills are wrapped by houses. To visit the town we went down…

[ Oct.2015 ] The next day, we travelled around the Amalfi Coast on the personal tour, which we had booked beforehand. Usually we travel haphazardly, but this time our family was with us so we had…

[ Oct.2015 ] The next morning, we had breakfast a bit earlier and, before meeting our family, we had a walk in Venice. Finally, we had run out of luck and it was raining on…

[ Oct.2015 ]  Venice at night is lovely, too. We walked towards Rialto Bridge, which is another famous place in Venice. Unfortunately, the bridge was covered because of the work. We crossed the bridge and…