Ballet in Piazza del Duomo
During our summer holiday in Lecce—a historic town in the Apulia region of Southern Italy—we spent an evening watching a ballet performance at an open-air theatre set up in the Piazza del Duomo….
Apulia
Because a wooden one would be too heavy
Continuing our tour of churches in Lecce, in the Puglia region of Southern Italy. After the Duomo, we visited the Church of Santa Chiara, which dates back to the 15th century. I was…
A town that had as many as 120 churches
Lecce, in the Puglia region of Southern Italy, is said to have once been home to as many as 120 churches. I learned this while participating in a walking tour (costing €20, per…
Altar Made of Amber
We learned in the amber museum in Gdansk, in Poland, that there is a church whose altar is made of amber. So we went there, asking passers-by how to get there. The…
Visiting Sami people
Visiting Sami people’s house through travel agent was one of the highlights of our trip to Finland 2006. They showed us their colourful costumes and then let us wear their reindeer fur…
To Paris, Where the Demonstration Was Planned
We went to Paris to see the ballet in early December. Paris and all over France has been stormy since late autumn because of the Yellow Vest demonstrations that are happening…
Relaxed in a Jazz bar in Kobe
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Our friend Okazawa-san accompanied us in Kobe city. It is only half an hour by train from Osaka. Kobe is a city near the mountain and the...
the market full of vitality in Lanzhou
Coming back from Xiahe in Gansu province in China, which was a completely another world, we stayed in a hotel called Yinbin Hotel in Lanzhou which cost 140 yuan ($1 = 8.28...
Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds
We love exploring new destinations and the journey is often as exciting as the arrival. While we are currently updating our archives on airlines and flight experiences, we look forward to sharing more insights on...
Vin Santo found in the uninspiring new town
After having a very satisfying lunch in the old town of Certaldo, a town in the Tuscany region of Italy, we took a walk around the area, but the clouds seemed to be...
The place we stayed this time was
In Edinburgh, Scotland, we stayed at the Heeton Concept Apart Hotel, located fairly close to the centre of the new town. We chose it based on location and price, but I realized it...
the restaurant with the good reputation
On our first night in Gdansk in Poland, we went to a restaurant called Gdanski Bowke. It was by the river and had a good reputation on the internet. The table to...
the rabbit dish, Sardinian beer and the church
This was a normal weekday in Alghero, a town in the northwestern part of Sardinia, Italy. As always my husband had a walk in the morning and he went to the market and...
The beginning of our ‘workation’ in Edinburgh
We came to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Both of us have completed the second Covid vaccination and are now active. Going abroad is still restricted, so we decided to start in the...
