Its only redeeming feature is its spaciousness
In Casablanca, Morocco, we stayed in a regular hotel for the first time on this trip. Up until then (and going forward), we had always stayed in riads. The hotel was the Melliber…
Marrakesh
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…
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…
Mecca for rock climbing
Barbizon, France, the home of painters, is located at the edge of the Fontainebleau Forest. We entered the forest from Barbizon village. At the entrance to the forest, there were reliefs of Millet…
Malpaga Castle
The weather was fine on the holiday in late April, so we started from Milan towards Brescia in Italy. But the traffic jam was so bad that we gave up Brescia and…
Seafood at Topsham
We went to Topsham to eat seafood from Exeter, south west England. The restaurant is called The Galley, which was recommended in a website. It was a small restaurant with interesting chairs…
USSR, Moscow 1980 – 3
This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. Walking around in Moscow, we were surprised to see no foods on the shelves in the supermarket, included the famous department store called Gum. But in the hotel we...
Various things in Lisbon
We returned to Lisbon’s Rossio station from Sintra, Portugal, and then took a taxi to the Parliament building near our home (Airbnb). From here, we walked to Naco, a delicatessen shop that we...
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, headquartered at Atatūrk Airport in Istanbul. According to company’’s official website, on 20th may 1933, the “State Airlines Administration” operating under the supervision of the...
Big fat oysters
I went to Oumicho Market in Kanazawa. There are lots of good looking seafood including these big oysters. I noticed the label saying that you can eat them there. The prices are different...
Iveria Hotel and Lunch
We came back to Tbilisi from Mtskheta, the ancient city of Georgia. On the way, Ana, our guide, pointed out one building from the car, saying “That is the most luxurious...
the first meal in Greece this time
We spent our summer holiday in Greece this year. When we went to Athens a long time ago, I didn’t have a very good impression of it, so I thought I’d never go...
The first dinner
The first restaurant we went in Klaipeda in Lithuania was Friedricho which was listed in our guide book.This was a complex where there were many restaurants with the same name in one...
Punting in Canterbury
The name of the river running through Canterbury in the south of England is the River Stour. It is a narrow river like a canal, and on the river they were offering...
