Mostar

This is the famous bridge of Mostar, that was destroyed during the war and rebuilt afterwards. It is the symbol of the city and divides the muslim area from the christian area of the city. This mix is actually the most interesting aspects of Mostar, you can hear the bell of a church and the muslim songs from a mosque at the same time. The city is now perfectly safe even though you can see some ruins from the bombings

Madrid

Madrid is great. It would be even better than Barcelona if it was near the sea.
Museums are incredible and you can see some of the most famous masterpieces in human arts.
Del Prado and Reina Sofia museums are a must-go.
















On the left is the Royal Palace on the right is the City Hall square. The city is so beautiful and there are many places for sightseeing.


A good meeting point is in Puerta del Sol (on the left). It's the heart of the city, incredibly busy and lively anyday, anytime. There are very many shops, restaurants, pubs, tapas bar...

I don't know what the bronze bear on the left represents, but is one on the landmarks in Puerta del Sol.


For example you can go to Cervezeria Alemaña (= german brewery): it was one of Hemingway's favourite tapas bars.


And finally a wonderful park: El Retiro. It's very big and many people go there in the weekend.
Below is one of the most beautiful place inside the park.

Barcelona

What can I say of Barcelona? It's such a wonderful city as everybody knows: good food, night life, art, tapas and sangria, the sea, anything you might want.

This is of course the Sacrada Familia. Actually seeing it in person it's really impressive. It's huge, imponent, baroque, crazy, unique. Hard to describe by words, you have to be there.










Besides this famous building Barcelona has lot of things to offer. It's just so nice to walk on Las Rumblas, or eating paella by the sea.

I have also seen La Font Magica in Montjuic park, a wonderful fountain with incredible shows of lights and water at night. Unfortunately it was night so no nice pictures of it.

Copenhagen - The mermaid

This is the famous mermaid of Copenhagen. Well not much to say about it, except that since it was a particularly hot summer there was a strange smell due to the seaweeds...

Courmayeur - Mont Blanc

Here are the picture of Courmayeur , an small village in the italian side of Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) the highest montain in Europe.

Monaco - Montecarlo

During my last trip between Italy and France we made a stop in Monaco. This micro-state is so intereasting since it has so many different things in such small space. Nothing is really missing here: from an old town, to department stores, parks, skyscratchers and so on...

This is the well-known casino of Montecarlo (I didn't go in and play ;-) )










Since I was there in May, there was already work and preparation for the Monaco GP.
The track basically go through all the city





And this is the old town of Montecarlo, that one is the Palace where the Grimaldi family lives.

The old town is very cosy and picturesque. It is in a hill on the west part of the Principality from which you can see the whole territory.

In the old town there is the Cathedral where the members of Grimaldi family are buried.



Among the other tombs there is Grace Kelly's tomb where fresh flowers are never missing. 

Eze is an old fortified village near Nice,
just few kilometers away from the city (you can
go there by bus).

It is an incredible beautiful fairytail village, very well preserved and with an incredible view of the sea!

A must-see if you're going to Nice!

 

Nice

Nice is such beautiful and enjoyable city!
On this picture I am in the famous "Promenade des l'Anlgais" along the beach of Nice.

In the beginning of may the weather was very nice and there were already many turists. You can enjoy restaurants, bars, incredibly good sweets and a very happy atmosphere.

Below is a picture taken from a park in the hill where the old castle was.

Besides the beaches and the promenade,
the old town and the markets are really intereasting.
Many shops, flowers, restaurants and souvenirs are there.

The surrounding of Nice are also very nice and beautiful. Cannes and Antibes are the famous cities nearby. But also the inland is incredibly beautiful. 

Torino

I was in Torino in May visiting my friend Elisa
with Kumiko.

Torino (Turin) was the first capital of Italy and it is one of the most beautiful city in the north of the country. In the picture on the left is Piazza Castello, the white building is the old Royal Palace where the king was living.




This is the "Mole Antoneliana" which was the biggest synagoge in Italy (I think now it is just a museum). It is really huge and from its top it is possible to see the whole city. Torino is very beautiful and elegant city and from many places in the city it is possible to see the Alps. Indeed the Apls are very close and it is possible to reach them in within one hour by car.



And this is an Abisenth pub near Piazza San Carlo It is very cool place and the people there are very cool and friendly. They have lot of types of Abisenth from many different countries.

Prague

Here are some pictures from Prague! First up on the left, the main square (Staromestske nam). On the right, the view of Karluv most (the famous bridge). And the entrance of the old town

Sardinia Gang in Sweden

From left to right me, Nicola, Pietro and Claudio in Sigtuna, an old little swedish town famous for a Viking museum and some runic stones.

HCLT team

Me and HCLT team at Punjabi restaurant.

Thanks for the great time guys!