Italy

[December, 2011] This year I saw quite a few cave churches, in Macedonia, in Ukraine and now in Matera in south Italy. When the Turkish Empire had a strong power, a lot of Christian monks must…

[December 2011] There is a museum in Matera in south Italy, which shows how people lived in Sassi, the cave house. They used dips in the cave to separate kitchen, bedroom, and so on, but basically…

[December, 2011] When we arrived in Matera in south Italy, the drum sound was resonant. So we went up to the main square and found the costumed people were marching. We asked a shop assistant…

[December, 2011] We went to Matera in Basilicata in south Italy. It is famous for its cave houses called Sassi. I had heard about this and seen some photos of it, but when I saw…

[December, 2011] The X’mas tree in front of the Duomo in Milan was still being prepared on the 6th December.I thought it ‘s a bit too late, but apparently, here the lights of the tree…

[November, 2011] In Parma, the female taxi driver was very knowledgeable and took me around with a lot of explanations.This town was renovated a lot by Maria Luisa, a wife of Napoleon in 19th century…

[November, 2011] We wanted to stay in Parma in Italy this time, but all the hotels were full because of a lot of fairs held in this season. So we visited Reggio Emilia for the…

[November, 2011] I always knew that there is an outlet in Fidenza near Parma in Italy, but this was the first time I went there.The atmosphere of outlets are more or less the same all over…

[October, 2011] This skyscraper is not completed yet.It is a new local government office building of Lombardia with the heliport on top of it.It is situated near Gioia metro station and this building is now…