The Bahia Palace
Our next stop on our guided walking tour in Marrakesh, Morocco, was the Bahia Palace. We paid 100 dirhams (about 9 euros) per person to enter. Although it’s a magnificent mansion built in…
Marrakesh
He wasn’t a frivolous guy, he was a good guide
In Marrakesh, Morocco, we also had a local guide. The second day was dedicated to this guided tour. He arrived at our riad on time, and waiting for us was a tall man…
About Tanjia and how immediately we were taken advantage of
In Marrakesh, Morocco, after leaving our luggage at the riad, we went out for lunch. Our driver, Yousuf, had told us about a Marrakesh specialty dish called Tangia, so we searched online for…
The hotel which used to be a powder magazine
The old town of Monopoli, south Italy is surrounded by the wall with a lot of cannons on top of it.I stayed a hotel just inside the wall called Hotel Don Ferrante.It opened…
Have a beautiful cove to ourselves
The final destination of our boat trip starting from the port of Syracuse in Sicily, Italy, was a cove in a nature reserve. The Libeccio wind was strong, so the boatman changed his…
Mystery of Karsiyaka
The time staying in the bus was very long during the trip of the west Turkey group tour. On this day, it was particularly long. According to our guide, a photo stop was scheduled…
Stay in a Ryokan
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In the touristic town of Kotohira, in Kagawa prefecture, I stayed one night in a tipical Japanese hotel (Ryokan), called Tsuruya. My Japanese friend Shogo, who accompanied...
Try to make a silver accessory
We originally planned to go to Jogasaki from Izu Atagawa in Japan, but because we noticed a leaflet of the silver studio “A&M”, we changed our tickets for Izu Kogen, while the...
Qantas Airlines
Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest domestic and international airline. Registered originally as the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited (QANTAS), Qantas is widely regarded as...
Cave restaurant
After visiting Noravank monastery in Armenia, we went to a restaurant in a cave in this gorge. It was too simple to call a restaurant really. It was decorated with the...
the scene on the train and about the Ryokan
We went to Jigokudani in Nagano prefecture in Japan to see Japanese Monkeys. First, we took the Shinkansen, the bullet train, to Nagano station. Then we changed to Nagano Electric Railway to...
Flooding sake
A glass was in a square wooden measuring cup which was on a small plate. She poured the local sake generously. The sake flooded out of the glass to the cooden cup...
Cow’s lip
We asked the hotel receptionist in Bilbao in Spain for the recommendation for a restaurant. He told us the name Rio Oja and the address, so we looked for it. When...
From Coimbra to Monsanto
Our second destination in Portugal was a small village called Monsanto. To get there, we got up early and took a taxi to Coimbra B station. Then, we took 8:01am Lisbon train and got off...
