Emilia Romagna

The rise and fall

[June, 2013] On one Sunday when we felt summer for the first time this year, I went to Piacenza in Emilia Romagna from Milan.When I got off the car, this huge Fernese Palace was in…

Lombardy

The castle was my shelter from the rain

[ May, 2013 ] After having a nice meat dish for my lunch in Brescia in north Italy, I went up the hill to help my digestion towards the Brescia Castle.It was built in the…

Lombardy

Excursion to Brescia

[ May, 2013 ] On a sunny Sunday, I went to Brescia where I could not go in April.This is the second largest city in Lombardy region in north Italy, after Milan and has got…

Milan

Teatro alla Scala revisited

[ Apr.2013 ] I went to Teatro alla Scala again, this time for the ballet ‘ Giselle’.The main casts were world famous Roberto Bolle and Svetlana Zakharova, so it was difficult to get the tickets.I…

Lombardy

Malpaga castle

[ Apr.2013 ] The weather was fine on the holiday in late April, so I started from Milan towards Brescia.But the traffic jam was so bad that I gave up Brescia and instead went to…

Florence

Opera in a church

[ Apr.2013 ] We went to a church to listen to the opera ‘La Boheme’ in Florence.It was performed by four main characters and a pianist.Four of them had really rich voices and we enjoyed…

Florence

Pop in to Florence for shopping

[ Apr.2013 ] On the way back from our family holiday in south Italy, we flew from Bari to Pisa and spent one night in Florence mainly to satisfy my family’s desire for shopping.What we…

Apulia

Polignano A Mare, revisited

[ Apr.2013 ] The last destination in our family trip in Puglia, southen Italy was Polignano A Mare.I came here two years ago.This town was originally built by Greek and the houses are all white.This…

Apulia

Selfish weather and politician

[ Apr.2013 ] On the last day of our trip in Puglia in south Italy, we went up north along the coast from Otranto to Bari.Early in the morning, the weather was fine and the…