Japan

Japan, old and new

In Tokyo there are a lot of contrasts. In this photo you can see a child and behind him a traditional house and some skyscrapers. I like this photo, because it shows Japanese…

Japan

Japanese food on the New Year Day

This is a part of the food we had on the New Years Day in Japan. I must say that we ate a lot of good foods in Japan. I miss them…

Scotland

Edinburgh in Rain

On Sunday morning, it was raining in Edinburgh. We started walking in the old part of the city, which is on the hill where the castle and our hotel are, then down to…

Emilia Romagna

Lunch in Modena

On the way back, I got hungry again.So I stopped in a town called Modena in Emilia Romagna.This is not too far from Bologna and the colour of the houses were like the…

Lazio

Civita di Bagnoregio, a island in a land

I did not know this strangest town until a friend of mine told me that it inspired a Japanese cartoon drama called Laputa; Castle in the Sky.Well, I am not a cartoon fan,…

Italy

Having a Lunch in Arezzo

On the way to the south, of course I got hungry. So I stopped in a pretty town called Arezzo in Tuscany. The restaurant  I was planning to go was closed, and a…