Italy

[ 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…

[ 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…

[ 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…

[ 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…