Liguria

The Colourful Houses in Riomaggiore

[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…

Italy

Having a Lunch in Arezzo

[May, 2010] On the way to the south, of course I got hungry. So I stopped in a pretty town called Arezzo in Tuscany. The restaurant  I was planning to go was closed, and a…

Lazio

Civita di Bagnoregio, a island in a land

[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,…

Emilia Romagna

Lunch in Modena

[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…