Italy

A Balcony in Montepulciano

[Aug.2010] Montepulciano is a pretty town in Tuscany. We stayed in an old hotel with a balcony, which had a good atmosphere. The landlady of the hotel told us that there used be a lot…

Italy

Pienza, another pretty town in Tuscany

[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…

Italy

Another lunch in Arezzo

[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.

Sardinia

Traditional dress in Sardinia

[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…

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…

Liguria

The Room with the View in Portovenere

[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…

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…