Italy

[December, 2010] This is a photo of a shop in Bergamo.It is obviously not a chain store.It has been there for hundreds of years and both shop owners and customers know each other closely.There are…

[December, 2010] I just put this photo because it is Christmas.It was taken last year, and perhaps this year you can see the view with snow.

[December, 2010] This was the second time for me to visit Bergamo and for the first time I went up to the second hill there.I did not know there is another funicular railways to go…

[November, 2010] This is a photo of locks at the church in Portovenere.Last time I visited here, the wedding ceremony was going on.It seems there is a custom to put a lock to show their…

[November, 2010] This is the second time I visited Portovenere.It was a sunny warm day and I was impressed with its beauty again.

[November, 2010] Thought this is Duomo in Lucca, but apparently it is not. This one is called San Michele In Foro. It has got a lot of decorations and looked very powerful in the night.

It started when I received a text message from Lufthansa, saying that the flight has been cancelled. After a few minutes of panic, we managed to book a flight for the next morning and also…

[November, 2010] After a few days’ rain the blue sky in Lucca was welcoming. I walked on and on until it got too dark. This is a picture of Piazza dell’Anfiteatro, a round piazza. There…

[November, 2010] In Bologna, there are a lot of galleries where you can walk without getting wet on the rainy days, or without getting scorched on the hot sunny days.Sometimes the ceilings are as beautiful…