Milan

Power station

This is a photo of a historical hydroelectric power station in Trezzo sull’Adda, not far from Milan.This station is called Moretti after the architect.They started building it in 1904 and completed…

Milan

Adda river

We had an excursion to a riverside town called Trezzo sull’Adda, about 30 minutes away by car from Milan.The name of the river is Adda.It starts from Alps and flows through…

England

The ultimate shoe shop

I had an opprtunity to visit the workrooms of the world famous hand made shoe shop called John Lobb in London. They have nearly 150 years’ history. The VIPs all over…

Italy

14 towers

The last place we visited in Tuscany this time was Monteriggioni. Our guidebook says that 14 towers remains, so I had imagined something like in San Gimignano. But it was totally…

Italy

Restaurant managed by daddy

On the last day of our short holiday in Tuscany in Italy, we went to a restaurant called 13 Gobbi recommended by a staff in our hotel. It is in a…

Italy

Museum

The last place we visited in Cortona in Tuscany, Italy was Etruscan Academy Museum, which was strongly recommended by the kind Carabinieri. But they were holding some special exhibition, and I…

Italy

Church of Santa Margherita

The churhc of Santa Margherita is situated the highest area in Cortona in Tuscaly, Italy. We went up and up to see this church. I was surprised to see that this…

Italy

Medieval festival

It was the first weekend of June when we went to Cortona in Tuscany in Italy. Every year, they have Medieval Festival around this time here. There were a lot of…

Italy

The best restaurant in the town

The Carabinieri who helped us in Tuscany in Italy asked us if we had eaten lunch. We told them that because of the trouble we had, we missed it. Although it…