Italy

[ Aug.2013 ] On the day when I visited my friends’ second house, they said ” let’s go to the sanctuary”.I had imagined a church building, so it was a surprise when we came in…

[ Aug.2013 ] I visited my friends’ second house in the mountain.The place is called Sant’Omoboro Terme which is famous for its its hot springs.It takes a bit more than 1 hour by car from…

[ July, 2013 ] Our friends took us to Navigli, the trendy area in Milan. They say that during weekends, this place is full of young people and it is difficult to walk without bumping…

[ June, 2013 ] On the way back from Varese Lake in north Italy, I came across a small concert.The main instrument was bagpipe, so I thought it could be an Irish group.But in fact…

[ June, 2013 ] The days are very long in Europe around this time of the year.In the evening that day, the blue sky was so beautiful that I suddenly decided to visit Varese Lake.It…

[ June, 2013 ] On one Saturday when we had a hail storm, I was invited to a festival in Cinisello, a town near Milan.The festival was called Festa dell’Unita and supposed to have music…

[ June, 2013 ] In the restaurant in Piacenza in Italy, my table was close to the one of one big family.In this season, they have many ceremonies like Confirmation or First Communion in Italy.This…

[ June, 2013 ] In San Francesco chuch in Piacenza in Italy, I had a wonderful experience.After looking around in the church, I was called by one local man in Japanese,”Are you Japanese?”.He is Father…

[ June 2013 ] In the Farnese Palace in Piacenza in taly, they were holding an exhibition on Raffaello’s ‘”Sistine Madonna”.This painting is famous for two angels with vacant expression painted below Madonna.It is now…