First time in Indonesia

After months of summer spent in the city, last weekend we finally went to the sea. Only for two days, but this is just to start….

Bintan is pretty close and it has a very decent beach.

Quiet, very quiet, a bit too quiet… in fact only Italians were on the beach and pretty much everyone else was sitting by the swimming pool… we found out why.

At our expenses. Jellyfish and sand-flies.

Still a gorgeous beach though, with white sand, crystalline water and no screaming kids splashing around, a paradise!

Came back full of very itchy bites and with a bottle of prosecco that costed me lots of money and a chat with the airport force while chewing a chewing gum.
Life in Asia continues...

Singapore-lah

After nearly four months spent in the country, all we see is now familiar or anyway not surprising.
Here are snapshots of our weekends in Singapore, that after so much Japan I believe deserves to be mentioned ;)

Some more Japan... Just because we loved it!

 

And finally Chilli crab!!

Finally here it is the most typical Singaporean meal: Chilli Crab!
Delicious! A true fest for the senses...

L’importanza della latitudine…

Pochi posti finora mi hanno toccato il cuore. Per quanto mi possano essere piaciuti, solo due luoghi mi hanno commosso. Uno è la Sicilia, l’altro il Giappone.
I sapori, l’accoglienza e la storia di questi due isole cosi diverse eppure cosi simili, hanno fatto si che un pezzettino di me rimanesse li. E questo pezzettino mi richiamerà di nuovo lo so per certo.
E’ stata un’esperienza forte; abbiamo avuto la fortuna di vivere per una settimana una cultura delicata e ospitale. La compostezza e l’eleganza dei loro gesti mi hanno colpito. Quegli inchini cosi modesti e cosi confortevoli mi hanno fatto sentire grata alla vita per avermi portato in questo paese.

Japan

This place has touched my heart in a special way. We'll be back.

Tokyo:

Kyoto:

Nara:

Hiroshima: