Italy

[ Nov.2013 ] We spent a few days’ #holiday in #Rome.For me, it was the third visit and the last time was 17 years ago with my parents.The time before was when I was a…

[ Aug.2013 ] We had a bit of time to get to the last destination, so we popped in to a town called Clusone in the north Italian mountains.The flat land was very quiet as…

[Aug.2013 ] This is not about the famous painter, Caravaggio.The painter apparently spent some time of his early days here, but the town of Caravaggio had been there before him.The famous thing here is another…

[ Aug.2013 ] This is a photo of Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Misericordia near Castelleone in north Italy.We came across this church while we were driving and stopped to see it as it looked…

[ Aug.2013 ] The day we went and enjoyed on Lake Maggiore was 15th August.It is a holiday in Italy called Ferragosto, which commemorates ascension of Virgin Mary.We leaned that they had fireworks in Laveno,…

[ Aug.2013 ] The Isola Bella ( Beautiful Island ) is also one of the Borromeo family’s islands.They have their palace and the garden there, but we did not go in this time.I could see…

[ Aug.2013 ] In this trip to Lake Maggiore, the one I wanted to see most was this monastery.It is called Hermitage of Santa Caterina del Sasso and it is stuck to a big rock.The…

[ Aug.2013 ] We bought one day boat ticket of Lake Maggiore (26 euro).The first place we got off was Isola Madre, meaning the Isle of Mother.The small islands around here on Lake Maggiore are…

[ Aug.2013 ] In Italy on the night of San Lorenzo, people wish on shooting stars.The day is 10th August.While time passed, the peak of the meteor stream has moved to the 12th apparently, but…