A return visit to Bamburgh, and the border
After boarding a minibus in Alnwick, a town in Northumberland, England, on a tour, I fell fast asleep. So, I don’t know what explanations were given, or if there were any, but when…
Melrose
A used bookshop in an old train station
Alnwick, an old town in Northumberland, England, has more to offer than just its castle. One such attraction is the used bookshop, “Barter Books.” What makes it special is that it was once…
In the town of Alnwick
The minibus tour that departed from Edinburgh, Scotland, crossed the border into England. You might think it’s strange to call it a “border” since it’s all part of the UK, but the UK…
To the north tip of Perugia
After lunch we headed for the north tip of Perugia in Umbria, Italy. We walked down the staircase which went under Via Battisti, the road we had walked on in the morning…
New Year’s Eve in Puerto de la Cruz
On the night of New Year’s Eve, we went to a restaurant called Nada Mas, which we had booked in Puerto de la Cruz in the north of Tenerife, in Spain. Every restaurant had their…
Warsaw – Communism Tour – 1
During our stay in Warsaw we signed up for the ‘Communism Tour’. We learned a lot about events and people’s life during the communist era visiting related places. A 40 year old…
The small town of Kotohira
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. The first stop of my travel in Kagawa prefecture in Japan was Kotohira city. During day time this city is very busy because it is located on...
Gorgeous pendant
On the day we walked along the walking course in Toledo in my guide book, we went to Taller del Moro, but found that it was closed. So instead, we went into...
Viaggiare in aereo: Connettere mondi
Amiamo esplorare nuove destinazioni e il viaggio è spesso emozionante quanto l’arrivo. Mentre stiamo aggiornando i nostri archivi sulle compagnie aeree e sulle esperienze di volo, non vediamo l’ora di condividere nuovi spunti su come...
Restaurant ‘Teatro’
This is a photo of a plate in a restaurant called Teatro in Varese, a town in north Italy.The food there was sooo good that I want to introduce it.I took the grilled...
A modern hotel in Bologna
The hotel in Bologna was I Portici. This was a very modern hotel in white all over. The atmosphere did not tell anything about the town, but very comfortable and location was excellent....
About the Delicious Lunch and Some Other Things
For our lunch on the second day in Alghero, the town in Sardinia in Italy, we looked for a restaurant called Nautilus, which was recommended on a website. According to the...
Delicious food that looks bad for you
I continue talking about our journey in Spain during the year-end and New Year holidays. The next day, we left Extremadura and went to Salamanca by bus. Salamanca is a university town described...
Train with no drivers
This is Dockland Light Railway (DLR) which runs in east London. They run without any drivers, just like Yurikamome in Tokyo. I had a look and found that DLR comercially started in 1987 and...
