Because a wooden one would be too heavy
Continuing our tour of churches in Lecce, in the Puglia region of Southern Italy. After the Duomo, we visited the Church of Santa Chiara, which dates back to the 15th century. I was…
Lecce
A town that had as many as 120 churches
Lecce, in the Puglia region of Southern Italy, is said to have once been home to as many as 120 churches. I learned this while participating in a walking tour (costing €20, per…
Swim in the sea, round one
A summer holiday wouldn’t be complete without a trip to the beach. We headed to Baia dei Turchi, a beach located about 5.5 kilometres along the coast from Otranto, in the Apulia region…
A temple
The problem of the sight seeing tour in Da Nang by Cyclo, Vietnamese bicycle rickshaw was the language. One of the two drivers gave us explanations in English, but his (and other…
The First Round Table Peace Meeting was Here
There is an important historic chapel in Sremski Karlovci in Serbia. This “Peace Chapel” is on a small hill outside of the centre of the town. This current building was built…
Cathedral
After visiting the Silk Exchange in Valencia in Spain, we tried to get to the Cathedral. There were many gorgeous churches on the way, but the cathedral was really magnificent. They built…
The Meijijingu
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In this photo you can see Meiji shrine, one of the most important and typical tourist destination in Tokyo. It is always full of foreign tourists but...
That evening’s walk
After a thorough sightseeing tour of Fez, Morocco, we took a stroll through the medina surrounding our riad that evening. Ideally, we wanted to descend the hill and return to the more traditional...
Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds
We love exploring new destinations and the journey is often as exciting as the arrival. While we are currently updating our archives on airlines and flight experiences, we look forward to sharing more insights on...
Restaurant with pastel colours
In Parma, I went to a restaurant called Gatta Matta (meaning 'Crazy She-cat'), where I could not go in last time because it was full.This restaurant is not typical Italian restaurants which has...
Stay overnight in a monastery
I stayed in a hotel which was a monastery in Italy, but this time we stayed in a monastery itself, St.Joakim Osogovski in Macedonia.I was prepared myself for a very simple basic room...
You cannot go wrong with this restaurant
On the second day in Dubrovnik, Croatia, we had a reservation at a restaurant called Moskar for lunch. This restaurant was recommended by a couple of friends who visited the town a few...
Hokkaido soup
This is a photo of 'Hokkaido' soup I had in Oberstein in Germany.It was written like that in their menu.Very nice pumpkin soup, that was.
at the transfer station on the way to Orvieto
On the third day of our short holiday in Umbria, we went to Orvieto from Perugia as a day trip. In retrospect, I think it was reckless, because it took about 2...
