Italy

[December, 2010] The second from the south in Cinque Terre is Manarola.This town in famous for its huge Nativity made on the hill.Apparently it gets light up in the dark hours, but unfortunately I did…

[December, 2010] I visited a part of Cinque Terre again this winter, started with Riomaggiore.This time I walked on the Love Road (La via dell’amore) linked between Riomaggiore and Manarola.It is a good short walk…

[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.

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] 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.