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…
Casablanca
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…
About famous tanneries, etc.
Our stroll through the souks of Fez, Morocco, continued. Along the way, we passed the mausoleum dedicated to Moulay Idris, the founder of this town. Apparently, you can offer your prayers from outside…
The Town for the ‘Salary Men’
I thought Shimbashi in Tokyo, Japan, had completely changed, because the last few times I met with my friends at the Shiodome side of the station, which has been redeveloped, it looked…
Dinner on the third day
The meals were impressive in Krakow in Poland. On the third day, I had a meal called Golonka, which is boiled pork with the bone. I remember it was a bit salty, but…
Barren Burren
This is a view of Burren in Ireland. Burren is an area with ground of limestone. No tenderness here. The structure far away is a kind of ancient tomb. It used to be…
Visiting an exhibition of Ukiyo-e
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. A lot of people in Italy know the artist Katsushika Hokusai and his works, for example “the wave” or “36 views of mount Fuji”. They are on...
Eyeball Art
While walking through the old town of Lyon, France, a shop caught my eye. At first, I didn’t know what it was, so we just walked past, thinking maybe they sold natural stones....
Thai Airways International
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited is the national carrier of the Kingdom of Thailand. It operates domestic, regional and intercontinental flights radiating from its home base in Bangkok to key destinations around the world...
Guinness is Irish symbol
This is inside of Guiness Storehouse, a museum/attraction of Guinness. The main building is a huge pint glass shape and there are a lot of interesting gadgets all over the place. They must...
The beautiful riad
We stayed at Riad la Maison Blanche in Tangier, an old port city in northern Morocco. On this trip, most of our accommodations were riads (traditional old mansions converted into hotels), and the...
great lunch, away from our group
When we were given free time during our Moscow city tour in Russia, we decided not to rejoin them, and went to a restaurant ourselves. The restaurant is called Cafe Pushkin. When...
Assorted ham and salami
We had a very light dinner, a glass of red wine with assorted ham and salami in Tirano, the border town between Italy and Switzerland. The red one on the right is called...
An overnight trip during the holiday
During our trip to Extremadura, Spain, we were staying in Caceres, but we wanted to go to Zafra, too, which is a little further south. Looking at the map, it wasn’t that far...
