The Good Old City Is There
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The Good Old City Is There

by Yoshimitsu
(Tokyo, Japan)

I’ve been to Italy about five years ago with my grandfather.

Italy was a fantastic place. People are fun, every sightseeing spot was beautiful, and the food was great.

The city that I was moved by was Venice. It’s like a fairyland. Classical houses and streets remain, so I felt as if I’d been on the scene of a movie.

The only one thing that was a pity was the boatman who didn’t sing a song to us on the gondola. I had expected he would sang “'O sole mio.” So finally, my grandpa and I sang it !!

Needless to say, the weather was fine. ☺


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Here's a music video of 'O Sole Mio, sung by the famous 3 tenors:



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