Sicily

The fumaroles in the sea at Panarea island

I took a boat trip to go around the islands in the Eolian Islands off Sicily.The first destination was Panarea island, the smallest one.We visited to see (and smell) the fumaroles at the…

Italy

Tuna steak

In the Eolian Islands, off Sicily, I had sea-foods every day.They are so good that I, who regard myself as a meat eater, did not miss meat at all.The photo is a tuna…

Sicily

Summer holiday feeling

We had a walk in the town of Lipari, which is the largest in Eolian Islands in Italy. The atmosphere there was 100% summer holiday! In the main street, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, there…

Sicily

Hotel in Lipari

The destination of this travel is The Eolian Islands, off Sicily. I stayed in the biggest islands called Lipari and the hotel was called Gattopardo Park Hotel. The atmosphere of the hotel was…

Catania

Be careful!

From the Catania airport in Sicily, Italy to the centre of the town, it takes only 10 minutes or so by taxi. We asked the driver how much it would be. He answered…

Italy

Orange salad

At lunch time, I went into a restaurant, just next to the fish market in Catania, Sicily. Of course the fresh sea-foods were excellent, but for me the orange salad was amazing. This…

Catania

The market which sells snails

This is a box of snails I saw in Catania, the second biggest city in Sicily, south Italy. They are all alive and wiggle continuously. In this market, mainly sea-foods were sold, but…

Switzerland

A diversity of Europe

I took a local train from Zermatt to Brig in Switzerland.And then I took an express train back to Milan in Italy.Soon after we left Brig, there were a range of long tunnels…

Switzerland

The hotel was a traditional house

I stayed in a hotel called Walliserhof in Zermatt in Switzerland. It is the traditional wooden building and I particularly remember the low ceiling. There was a Korean woman who speaks a bit…