Tuscany

A fine evening in Montepulciano

I did not get tired of walking in this pretty town of Montepulciano, Tuscany, but it is getting dark and had to find a dinner place. We really needed a light supper, but…

Japan

Japanese food on the New Year

I like Japanese food.This photo shows a part of the New Year's dinner at home.It is so colourful! In Japan it is important how to present food as well as the taste.

Italy

The Cathedral in Siena

It was too late to look all around Siena, but I managed to see Campo and the Duomo. Also I came across a parade of the famous Palio winner. Palio took place a…

Italy

A Wonderful View of San Gimignano

San Gimignano is famous for its towers. I went up one of them and looked down the town, which was wonderful. This town appeared in the film ‘Tea with Mussolini’.

Cuba

Not only old car in Cuba

 Cuba is famous all over in the world for its old car but there are a lot of old bike or old sidecar like in this photo in Trinidad.

Italy

Pienza, another pretty town in Tuscany

I dropped in a small town of Pienza in Tuscany because the hotel landlady in Montepulciano recommended. It is an another pretty town in Tuscany, which is listed in the Unesco World Heritage…

Italy

A Balcony in Montepulciano

Montepulciano is a pretty town in Tuscany. We stayed in an old hotel with a balcony, which had a good atmosphere. The landlady of the hotel told us that there used be a lot…

Cuba

And…horse…and…old car..

In the lively centre of Cienfuegos there are a lot of different ways to transport, old cars, horses… People’s clothes and style are not different from ours. So it is a world of mixture of past and present,…

Italy

Another lunch in Arezzo

I came back to Arezzo for lunch in July. This was the second visit of mine to this city and I felt familiar.