The dog of a shop
[march 2012] This is a dog playing around in the Garibaldi street in Genoa in Italy.Actually this dog belongs to the shop owner near by and because he is letting this dog loose, the police charged…
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Via Garibaldi
[march 2012] Galibaldi street is one of the World Heritage sites in Genoa, Italy.Both side of the street are occupied grand palaces like Palazzo Rosso, Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Doria Tursi, which are symbols of the…
Architecture of the fascism era
[march 2012] On the second day of my revisit to Genoa, Italy, I took a sight seeing bus.This bus was different from my usual red double decker, but smaller and there was no Japanese guide.One of…
Genoa in old days
[march 2012] When I walked around in Genoa with the local man, he pointed out this black and white arch on the wall of a building.Apparently, there used to be a lot of galleries in the town,…
Genoa at night
[march 2012] I revisited Genoa, Italy.This time, a local person guided me and we walked around the town at night.Then, we entered a small old pub just in front of an 10 century church, which was…
Grinzane Cavour Castle
[March, 2012] When I went to Langhe in Piedmont, Italy to get some wine, after lunch, I visited the nearby castle.Here, Count Camillo Benso of Cavour, who was one of the architects of the Unification…
For the wine shopping
[March, 2012] I went out to Langhe area in Piedmont in Italy to buy some wine. There are vineyards all over the place around here. On top of the each hill, there is a castle…
Carnival!
[February, 2012] I thought I missed this year’s carnival, but when I went to Lecco, I came across the parade of the carnival.Usually carnival period finishes on Tuesday, but in Milan and surrounding area it…
Early afternoon in Lecco
[February, 2012] On Saturday the weather was so nice that I had an excursion to Lecco, about 50km north of Milan.The famous Lake Como’s shape is just like a person in Kanji (Chinese character) and…
