Lombardy

A town of fat people?

This photo was taken at a town called Abbiategrasso in north Italy, about 22 km west of Milan.This is a medieval town with a castle and a palace, but the name is interesting.‘Abbiate’…

Lombardy

Corridor where horses can run

Vigevano of north Italy is famous for its beautiful square, but there is a castle, too.Castello Sforzesco was built at the end of 15th century as Piazza Ducale.Sforza family who governed Milan, ran…

Lombardy

The most beautiful square in Italy

I wish I could take a photo from higher place, but this is Piazza Ducale of Vigevano, north Italy, which is said to be one of the finest squares in Italy built at…

England

Art

On the way back from the trip to north England, we went to see an art situated near Liverpool. It is called Another Place by famous sculptor called Antony Gormley. I had heard…

England

Old fashioned coffee shop

This is the interior of an old fashioned coffee shop in Morecame, north England. Apparently, Mr.Brucciani from Tuscany, Italy came and started this shop in 1939. It is an ice-cream maker as well….

England

The theatre waiting for renovation

Morecambe, a north England seaside town used be a famous holiday destination in Victorian Era, where a lot of fashionable people gathered. This Victoria Pavilion Theatre was build during that time in 1897….

England

Green Ground

 When we went to see the Hadrian’s Wall, I enjoyed English countryside a lot. The most impressive thing there was ‘ green’. Because they have a lot of rain, the ground is always…

England

Mr. Hadrian

When we went to see Hadrian’s Wall, we visited Roman Army Museum. What I learned there was that Mr.Hadrian was a gay. He had a wife, but he loved Antinous, a Greek boy…

England

Managers of the ruins

 When we visited Hadrian’s Wall, I noticed the managers for each ruins were different and according to that, the facilities are different, too. English Heritage, which is related to the government was the main…