Verona

This time, scorching Verona

 This time, it was a sunniest day when I visited Verona again.Last year the rain and the wind was so strong that my umbrella was broken.I visited the Arena again.Under the sun, the stone…

Veneto

Basilica di Sant’Antonio

 Basilica di Sant’Antonio is the place everyone who visits Padova, Italy will go.The outside of this church is not so decorative, but inside is fantastic, though photography is prohibited.It was build in 13th century,…

Veneto

Sunset at Lazise

On the day I visited Lake Garda, at first I was aiming to get to the town of Garda, but the traffic jam was so bad that I decided to stop at one…

Veneto

Visit Peschiera

On the day of excursion to Lake Garda, I visited another nice town called Peschiera.Apparently, it was developed as a base of military and had the different atmosphere from other towns.Soooo many places…

Lombardy

Boat trip around Sirmione

When we were around Sirmione on Lake Garda, Italy, the traffic was so heavy and there were no space for parking, so we nearly gave up, but luckily one car pulled out. Good…

Lombardy

Lake Garda on a fine day

I went to Lake Garda in Italy again.When I went there earlier this year, it was stormy weather, but this time the sky was wonderfully blue.In Desenzano, the antique fair was on and…

England

Above London suburbs

 It was a sunny day in London, which is rare. I was sitting at the window seat and just about arriving at Heathrow. This does not happen so often, so I took out my…

Ukraine

Shopping in the underground shopping centre

 In the centre of Kiev, there is a big underground shopping centre. Most of the shops there seemed the franchise of western European chain stores, but we found some Ukrainian jewellery shops and enjoyed…

Ukraine

Kiev Philharmonic

 There was a concert hall in front of the hotel we stayed in Kiev. If possible, we wanted to listen to some live music, so we went to the box office. After a lot…