Lombardy

Monza!

Monza is about 15 min.by train from Milan.It is a lovely small town with the beautiful Duomo.It does not seem to be well-known other than by those who follow F1 race.F1 is held…

Italy

Two panna cotta

I love panna cotta.I first tasted it long time ago when I asked for a cream caramel in a restaurant in Firenze which they did not have and instead persuaded me to try…

Emilia Romagna

Wedding in a small old church

I was invited to a wedding in Italy.I had  imagined a very showy ceremony, but it was very refined and elegant.The small stone church was apparently founded in 1100.People’s clothing was not so…

England

Christmas decorations

Around the beginning of November, the streets in London are decorated with Christmas theme. The photo is from Carnaby Street near Oxford Street and Regent Street in the centre of the city. Regent…

Switzerland

Music competition?

I still do not know what festival happening on the day when we visited Basel in Switzerland, but all over the town the music parade was going on just like this shop window….

Hungary

Hungary, Balaton lake

Balaton is a big lake in the centre of Hungary. It was a very cloudy day. I don’t know why but when I face this sort of view, I always feel the amazing…

Hungary

Hungary, local market 1

We like visiting this kind of place, because it is possible to meet ordinary people and to see what they do in normal daily life, in this case grocery shopping. This place is…

Scotland

Always being repaired

This Forth Bridge is famous in Scotland. When we visited there I did not know that but apparently, the length is 2530 metres and completed in 1890. Before visiting here, I heard Scottish…