Dining at the monastery
My husband told me he’d made a reservation at a restaurant inside the monastery, so I was very curious to see what kind of simple food I’d be served. The Torba Monastery is…
Piedmont
The spectacular St. Peter’s Church
The reason we decided to go to Pizzighettone in Lombardy, Italy, on this day was because we had seen a photo of this extravagant church, St. Peter’s Church. I had never seen a…
To Pizzighettone
We visited Pizzighettone in Lombardy, Italy, to enjoy the autumn scenery before the days got too short. It’s an old town about 66 kilometres southeast of Milan, just over an hour’s drive from…
An old monk
This is a continuation of our visit to the Bulgarian second largest monastery, Bachkovo Monastery. After looking at the treasures of the monastery at the museum, we suddenly noticed a peacock. Is it…
Good looking fortress
Valle d’Aosta, the north western tip of Italy, is famous for its many old castles. On the second day in Aosta, the region’s capital, the weather forecast was not good, but we went…
At the end of our travel
We returned to Madrid, the starting point of this trip, by train from Ávila in Spain. The station in Madrid we arrived after the journey, which took less than two hours on a…
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...
the exciting bazaar in Kashgar
The bazaar in Kashgar, the town in the western part of Xinjiang in China is genuine. In Turpan a few days before, I had been disappointed at their bazaar, so this time...
All Nippon Airways
According to company’s official website, in December 1952, Japan Helicopter & Aeroplane Transports Co., Ltd was established with the goal of restoring regular air transportation services disrupted by WW II. The company started a helicopter...
Strong garlic
We had a dinner in a restaurant called Crama Sibiu Vechi in Sibiu in Romania.According to our friends, this place is specialised in Saxon dishes.It used to be a wine celler, so...
The island of the internment camps
Isle of Man had a lot of enjoyable elements, such as pretty historical trains and the special cat without a tail, but on the other hand, there is an aspect that...
Grassmarket and the pub ‘The Last Drop’
During our stay in Edinburgh this time, we haven’t been to the Grassmarket in the old town yet. Victoria Street, the slope leading down to Grassmarket, has a curved line, and colourful shops...
Speck Festival
Our main purpose of our trip to South Tyrol was this Speck Festival.This is held every October in Santa Maddalena, about one hour drive from the village we stayed one night. Speck...
arrived in Montreal by train and ate Italian dishes
I continue talking about our summer holiday in Canada. On the next day, after staying four nights in Quebec City, we headed for Montreal by train. The railway station in Quebec...
