Tuscany

[ May, 2014 ] After we went out of the town of Volterra in Tuscany, Italy, we found a space where we could park and see the view. It was already early evening and the…

[ May, 2014 ] In Volterra in Tuscany there is a fine ruin of an ancient Roman theatre. You can see it from the cliff at the edge of the old town. I looked up…

[ May, 2014 ] This was the second time for me to visit Volterra in Tuscany of Italy. This time we saw a lot of flags all over the town. According to the pizza restaurant,…

[ May, 2014 ] The ‘clothes’ on the photo look quite real, but you cannot wear them. Volterra in Tuscaly in Italy has been famous as a source of Alabaster since ancient Etruscan time. Alabaster…

[ May, 2014 ] I remember learning about Etruscans in the history class at school long long time ago. Apparently they were the people who lived in Italy before the ancient Roman Empire. Their main…

[july 2010] Everyone in the world knows this leaning tower of Pisa. But by visiting and climbing up the tower is the best to feel it.

[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.

[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…

[May, 2010] When we went down to the dining room in the hotel in Pitigliano in Italy, the landlady was having her breakfast. She was putting Ricotta into her coffee. She said that is a…