England

Huge antique market

My new friend took me to a huge antique market in Kempton Park, just outside of London. I did not know this market, but apparently, it is very famous. It is held…

Lombardy

Mysterious laundry woman

When I visited Pavia, south of Milan, I found this statue along the Ticino river.At first I thought she is ironing, but in fact, washing clothes or linens by hand.The title of…

Lombardy

Stylish bridge

The main purpose of our visit to Pavia, south of Milan, Italy was to take photos of Ponte Coperto. It is a bridge over Ticino river and it has got the roof….

Lombardy

They are frogs

We went to a restaurant called Antica Trattoria Ferrari in Pavia, a town about 35 km south of Milan. A small waiter is working there with pride. I wanted to order something…

Malta

The tasty things in Malta

I have already written that seafood, vegetables and wines were very good in Malta, but the thing I must not forget is bread. Usually, I am not very keen on carbohydrate stuff,…

Malta

Taste was exploded

Our last dinner in Malta was in a seafood restaurant in Marsaxlokk called Ir-Rizzu. My starter was octopus and prawn and the main was Dott, fish with white flesh, simply grilled. Everything…

Malta

Carnival is a serious matter

On the day when we were in Marsaxlokk in Malta, the Carnival event started around noon. In the square in front of the main church, groups of dressed up children started dancing….

Malta

Marsaxlokk with pretty fishing boats

The last day of our stay in Malta, we went to a pretty fishing town of Marsaxlokk, which is south east of the island. It is a picturesque town with the natural…

Malta

Mass was being celebrated today, too

 St.Mary’s Church in Mosta in Malta has got the third largest dome in Europe. During the WW2, when they were celebrating the Mass with a lot of people, the bomb hit the…