Inside a modern, massive mosque
The tour of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco, has begun. The young man who guided us in English was very capable and interesting. Hassan II was the father of the current…
Casablanca
The main attraction here
For our End of the Year and New Year’s trip to Morocco, we left Fez and headed to Casablanca. I wondered why the agent had planned such a roundabout itinerary, considering Casablanca is…
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…
Hotel Donipro
We stayed in Hotel Dnipro in Kiev. Our travel agent had recommended to stay in Junior Suite Room rather than the Standard Room, because the standard in this country is somewhat lower than…
Pyramid of First Love
The next thing we saw in Tirana, the capital of Albania, was a building called the Pyramid. It was built as a museum to honour the achievements of Hoxha, the country’s dictator, and…
To Tempio Pausania
According to a shop owner in Arzachena, the mayor of this town gave a command that the town centre of Tempio Pausania should keep their original face.So some of the houses already repainted…
Excursion to Nara
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in Osaka we decided to go to Nara for one day. Nara was the first capital of Japan. It took us almost one hour...
The cheese market in Chiswick
A hobby class teacher told us that a cheese market would be held in the Chiswick district in western London, so we went there. The classroom is also in this Chiswick, but for...
Virgin Atlantic Airlines
According to company’s official web site, Virgin Atlantic Airways is a success story. Back In the early 80s Richard Branson was probably best known for Virgin Records – the legendary record label that signed major...
Revisiting the cake shop in Sintra
We came down into the town from the Pena Palace on the outskirts of Sintra, Portugal. After all, we were hungry, so we didn’t look for anything and went straight to a bakery...
Mezquita Hotel in Cordoba
The hotel I stayed in Cordoba was called Hotel Mezquita. As the name suggests, it is just outside of Mezquita. The location was excellent and the interior of the hotel was generally with good taste....
Restaurants are in a cave, too
In Matera, the cave houses town in south Italy, the restaurants are in the caves, too. You can enjoy the atmosphere and eat quite different foods from the ones in the north like...
Boiled eggs at Owakudani
Taking the rope-way, we went to Owakudani, where smoke from Hakone volcano was coming out. Here you can eat black boiled eggs. The taste is the same as white ones, though. They sell...
To Ischia via Naples
This year’s summer holiday was modest, only one week on the island of Ischia in southern Italy. I know that might be frowned upon by people who can’t take long vacations. Ischia is...
