Liguria
Feeling déjà vu in Santa Margherita Ligure

Feeling déjà vu in Santa Margherita Ligure

We had a short trip to Liguria in Northern Italy for the first time in a while. This time, our destination was Santa Margherita Ligure, a place we’d never been to before. After...

In Novara, where we went to see the ballet
Piedmont

In Novara, where we went to see the ballet

Novara, located in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, is not well known, but it has many attractions, including a tall domed church and medieval buildings. And for a provincial city, it’s home…

Dining at the monastery
Lombardy

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…

The spectacular St. Peter’s Church
Lombardy

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…

Three countries facing one another
Argentina

Three countries facing one another

After enjoying Iguazu Falls, we went to the point where the Iguazu river meets the Parana river. We stood in Argentina. In front of us was Brazil and on the left hand…

Crossing to Gozo by the ferry
Malta

Crossing to Gozo by the ferry

I went over to Gozo, the sencond island of Malta.Before my travelling to Malta, I had read somewhere that there was a helicopter service between the islands.I was looking forward to it, but…

National stone of Argentina
Argentina

National stone of Argentina

The things I was looking forward to in Argentina was not only meat, but also the pink gemstone called Rhodochrosite.

miranda-friends
A Restaurant, Europe and Japan together
Miranda Friends

A Restaurant, Europe and Japan together

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. I read recently that in Italy some restaurants that serve mix of Italian and Japanese cookings. In Osaka, in Japan, I had the opportunity to have a...
shopping
Enjoyed shopping in Melrose
Shopping

Enjoyed shopping in Melrose

The other reason why we went to Melrose, southern Scotland was to visit a knitwear shop called Eribé. I came across this brand in a shop in Whitstable last year. They make colourful...
airlines
Lufthansa Airlines
Airlines

Lufthansa Airlines

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (or simply Lufthansa) is the flag carrier of Germany and one of the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried and fleet size. Lufthansa was founded in 1926 in Berlin (the name was...
food
Visiting Howth to eat seafood
Food

Visiting Howth to eat seafood

During 5 day tour in Ireland, we could not come across good seafood as we expected. So after coming back to Dublin, we went to a port town called Howth which is about...
hotels
Staying in a hotel in the city
Hotels

Staying in a hotel in the city

The second night in Kanazawa, we stayed in a hotel called Kanazawa Hakuchouro. The room is western, but they have Japanese style hot spring baths and the atmosphere of the hall and the...
food
“I told you” restaurant
Restaurants

“I told you” restaurant

On the day when we got very hungry after working hard for the Photomarathon in Rome in Italy, we searched on the internet for a good restaurant serving the great foods...
food
Cheese Shop Listed in the Guinness Book
Food

Cheese Shop Listed in the Guinness Book

I do not know how many categories are in the Guinness Book of World Records, but apparently there is one for “the most beautiful cheese shop in the world” and the one...
transports
Toy train
Transports

Toy train

From Shimla in India, we came back to the lower world by Toy Train. I was expecting something cute as they called it Toy Train, but in fact it was an ordinary...