England

Decoration in Oxford Street

Every year, the Christmas lights are uplifting. This year, the decoration in Oxford Street in London changed. According to the local media, it was the first time in 5 years and they…

Rome

Great cooking of short tempered chef

Regarding #restaurants in #Rome, we went to the ones in the list made by our friends who used to live in Rome. For the lunch that day, we went to the one…

Rome

Il Vittoriano

This is a monument whose proper name is National Monument to Vittorio Emanuele 2, known as Il Vittoriano.They started building this in 1985, sacrificing many old buildings already there and it is…

Rome

Pantheon

I had thoght #Pantheon in #Rome was facing Piazza Navona, but in fact, it is about 200m away from there, facing Piazza della Rotonda.This piazza has got a fountain, too and that…

Rome

Piazza Navona after 31 years

We visited Piazza Navona first in Rome, as the hotel was near there.In fact it was 31 years ago when I came here last time.My memory was uncertain.I thought Pantheon was at…

Rome

Meatballs

This is a photo of #meatball dish which is a typical meal in #Rome. I ate this at a restaurant called Flavio al Velavevodetto. This time we had asked a friend of…

Rome

Hotel in Rome

We stayed in #Hotel Portoghesi in the historical part of #Rome.It is a three star hotel, but they renovated an old building very nicely and our room had a good atmosphere including…

Rome

Roman Holiday

We spent a few days’ #holiday in #Rome.For me, it was the third visit and the last time was 17 years ago with my parents.The time before was when I was a…

Italy

By Frecciarossa

We went to Rome from #Milan by high speed train, #Frecciarossa.On the way, it was non stop and took 2 hours and 55 minutes.On the way back, it was a slower one…