Lombardy

Excursion to Brescia

On a sunny Sunday, I went to Brescia where I could not go in April.This is the second largest city in Lombardy region in north Italy, after Milan and has got…

Alemania

Sadness in Hofbauhaus

The last place in Munich we went this time was the world famous Hofbauhaus. This beer hall founded in 1644 must be the most famous one in the world. In the…

Germany

Sadness in Hofbauhaus

The last place in Munich we went this time was the world famous Hofbauhaus. This beer hall founded in 1644 must be the most famous one in the world. In the…

Germany

The oldest beer garden in Munich

Our destination in the Englischergarten in Munich was the beer garden around the “Chinese Tower”. This beer garden has been here since 1791 and the oldest in Munich. Here, we had…

Germany

Surfing in the stream

There is a large park in Munich whose name is Englischer Garten. It is one of the biggest city centre parks in the world, larger than Hyde Park in London and…

Japan

‘Read’ a pasta dish

Talking with a Japanese friend of mine, Koji, who is a wine and food expert, I learned that there is an Italian dish called Napolitan in Japan, which I did not know that existed.

Germany

Sophisticated straw dolls

We visited Viktualienmarkt in Munich, which is a market in which they sell good quality foods. But what caught my eye was the stalls which were selling lots of straw dolls. They…

Japan

Visiting an exhibition of Ukiyo-e

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. A lot of people in Italy know the artist Katsushika Hokusai and his works, for example “the wave” or “36 views of mount Fuji”. They are on…

Germany

After 306 steps

We climbed up the tower of St.Peterskirche in Munich. 92 metres high and 306 steps. I counted that. This photo is taken from the top. The view was very nice as expected, but…