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Shopping in Murano

[ Oct.2015 ] On the second day in Venice, we went to Murano by water bus. Years ago, when I was in Venice with my parents, we fell for the agent of a glass shop…

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Small Acqua Alta

[ Oct.2015 ] The next morning when we went out in Venice, we found that the Piazza San Marco was flooded. There were passages made up of stools so that people could walk without getting…

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Near Piazza San Marco…

[ Oct.2015 ] This is a photo of a snack restaurant near Piazza San Marco in Venice. We drank Spritz here, which was good. However, another restaurant near here that we went to on the…

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Fancy Dress

[ Oct.2015 ] We got off the gondola in Venice and walked for a bit, then I found this shop which offers the service of renting out their costumes and taking photos of you. I…

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Going Up the Campanile

[ Oct.2015 ] We decided to go up the Campanile soon after we left our luggage in the hotel near Piazza San Marco. It is a tower whose height is 98.6 metres, but there is…

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Seeing ‘The Last Supper’

[ Oct.2015 ] Whilst in Milan, in Italy, we joined a tour to see “The Last Supper” by Leonardo Da Vinci. Of course, we could not take any photos of the picture, so this photo…

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Visiting Sforza Castle Quickly

[ Oct.2015 ] After we visited the Duomo and the Galleria in Milan with my family, we went to Sforza Castle. This was built by Francesco Sforza, the Duke of Milan, in the middle of…

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Central Station of Milan

[ Oct.2015 ] We used to live in Milan for nearly half of the year and the Central Station was simply our commuting station. However, this time when we took our family there to show them…

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Pavilions and Participants

[ Sept.2015 ] My favourite pavilion in the EXPO in Milan was Chilian. Chile is a long country from north to south and they showed the diversity of their production and culture very well. The…