Milan

Golden Wedding, Silver Wedding

[ Sept.2015 ] We had a chance to visit an event to celebrate the golden and silver wedding anniversaries of the people in Cinisello Balsamo, which is in the suburbs of Milan. The couples who…

Calabria

Aragonese Castle and Flowers Made of Veneer

[ July, 2015 ] On the last day of our summer holiday in Calabria, southern Italy, we had a few hours before the flight, so we went to see the Aragonese Castle in Reggio di Calabria….

Calabria

Rabarama

[ July, 2015 ] Rabarama is the pseudonym of the sculptor of this work. When you walk along the promenade in Reggio di Calabria in southern Italy, you will never fail to see this. Not…

Calabria

Everyday Walk

[ July, 2015 ] In Reggio di Calabria in southern Italy, there is a promenade called Lungomare Falcomata. We had a walk here together with a great many local people in an evening. First, we…

Calabria

Kouros

[ July, 2015 ] This is the profile of Kouros in the museum in Reggio di Calabria, in Italy. According to the curator, this one is as valuable as the Bronzes of Riace, from Greece, in…

Calabria

Treasure of Calabria

[ July, 2015 ] If you ask someone from Calabria what you should see there, he or she would say “The Bronzes of Riace”. These are the statues found by a diver, who was diving…

Calabria

Cattolica

[ July, 2015 ] The highlight of Stilo, in Calabria in southern Italy, is Cattolica, a small chapel. The shape looked like one of those Orthodox churches we saw in Macedonia or somewhere. The curator…

Calabria

To Stilo by Taxi

[ July, 2015 ] One of the other places we wanted to go to in Calabria in southern Italy was a town called Stilo, which is on the slope of a mountain. We looked up…

Calabria

Various Items Made From Bergamot

[ July, 2015 ] Calabria, in Italy, is famous for producing bergamot orange. Bergamot is a kind of citrus fruit, but it cannot be eaten on its own and is used for perfumes and tea. There…