Italy

[July, 2010] I dropped in a small town of Pienza in Tuscany because the hotel landlady in Montepulciano recommended. It is an another pretty town in Tuscany, which is listed in the Unesco World Heritage…

[July, 2010] I came back to Arezzo for lunch in July. This was the second visit of mine to this city and I felt familiar.

[August, 2010] I was taking pictures as usual in a small village in Sardinia.I tried to take a picture of a lady in black but she started to run away, so I respected her reserve.After some…

[May, 2010] Pitigliano is situated at the south edge of Tuscany. It is a strikingly good looking town on the tuff cliff, but not many people visit here, maybe because it is not on the…

[May, 2010] I did not know this strangest town until a friend of mine told me that it inspired a Japanese cartoon drama called Laputa; Castle in the Sky.Well, I am not a cartoon fan,…

[May, 2010] Orvieto in Umbria was the last destination on this trip. Again it was a beautiful town with a gorgeous cathedral and nice small alleys. When we were there, there was a small market of…

[June, 2010] On the way back, I got hungry again.So I stopped in a town called Modena in Emilia Romagna.This is not too far from Bologna and the colour of the houses were like the…

[May, 2010] The weather was bad at the beginning of the journey and I hesitated if I should go on or not, but in the end I decided to come to Portovenere, which was a…

[May, 2010] Unfortunately the next day was not sunny and the sea was rough so the sightseeing boat was cancelled.So I took the road to Riomaggiore, which was nice enough.The town, one of the famous…