Lombardy

Pretty princes, animals, spidermen…

It is the carnival season.In all over Italy, children become animals, super heroes, and princesses.They throw confetti all over the place.It must be a hard work for parents.This photo was taken in Monza,…

Lombardy

In the main street in Varese

I walked in a town called Varese, north Italy.It is not really a tourist town but in Italy there are many nice towns which is not famous for tourists.In the main street in…

Italy

Restaurant ‘Teatro’

This is a photo of a plate in a restaurant called Teatro in Varese, a town in north Italy.The food there was sooo good that I want to introduce it.I took the grilled…

Lombardy

Under water

I went to a fish shop today.It is not a fishmonger, but a pet shop.It was huge and you can see as many kind of life as in a aquarium.Actually this shop sells…

Switzerland

Three castles

This is a photo of one of the three castles in Bellinzona, about 30 minutes’ train journey from Lugano, Switzerland. Each castle seems to have worked as a fortress at their own altitude….

Switzerland

Necessity of the funiclar trains

The railway station of Lugano is far up on the hill and you have to go all the way down to the town itself.They use the funicular trains for that.It is nice and…

Switzerland

Excursion to Switzerland

We had one day trip to Switzerland from Italy. I felt I need some sort of psychological preparation for going over the border, but I did not need it. There was no passport…

France

Violin Concerto and Mr.Yamamoto

Regarding the hop-on and hop-off sight seeing bus, I just remember the audio guide of the bus in Nice was called Mr.Yamamoto. I do not think the guide usually introduce themselves, but this…

Milan

View of Duomo of Milan

This photo was taken from an office which is about on the 10th floor of one building in Milan.You can see the Duomo over there.When you are not planning to take photo and…