Turin

When we step out of the hotel

In the area of our hotel in Turin in Italy, there were many lovely villas.This one in the photo is called Casa Fenoglio Lafleur, built in 1902.The Art Nouveau style which was…

Italy

Family run hotel

I visited Turin in Italy for the first time. The hotel we stayed was Hotel Principi D’Acaja, a three star hotel housed in an early 20th century villa. It is located in…

Lombardy

Royal Villa of Monza

There is a Royal Villa in Monza in Lombardy, Italy.They have been working for the restoration for a long time, but now a part of it opened to public.We are only allowed…

Lombardy

De Chirico exhibition in Monza

In the site of Royal Villa in Monza, a town in the north Italy, they had an exhibition of De Chirico.He is one of my favourite painters.He was born in Greece in…

Milan

Chiaravalle Abbey

Chiaravalle Abbey in the suburbs of Milan is in a countriside.There, the high and fine bell tower of the abbey was noticeable.This Abbey belongs to the Cistercian order, which was founded in…

Italy

Restaurant I can recommend

When we arrived at Chiaravalle Abbey in Milan, it was just about the lunch time. So we went into one restaurant near the Abbey. The name was Locanda Chiaravalle. We did not…

Milan

Monumentale is a museum

The front of the Monumentale, the big cemetery in Milan is so grand that I always wanted to visit there.In one sunny weekend, I did.This place opened for public in 1866.Although it…

Vietnam

Mr. Sea and Mr. Mountain

When we are travelling, the local people we meet are usually the ones who work in tourism. So this time in Vietnam, too, I have got the image of the Vietnamese people…

Da Nang

Marble Mountains

In the late afternoon on the last day of our Vietnamese holiday, we went to Marble Mountains by taxi from the hotel. There are 5 mountains on the flat land around here…