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…
Lecce
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…
Swim in the sea, round one
A summer holiday wouldn’t be complete without a trip to the beach. We headed to Baia dei Turchi, a beach located about 5.5 kilometres along the coast from Otranto, in the Apulia region…
World biggest book shop
A friend of mine invited us to a small concert by her friend. It was held in a cafe in the famous book shop in London, Foyles. Foyles has been famous because…
Remarkable voice
The chubby man in black is the owner of the voice. This is Roemerberg in Frankfurt, Germany. He was singing a song from operas.Germany is famous for its classical music and it is…
Enjoyed the museum
The first place we visited in our family trip to Atami was MOA Museum of Art. This museum was founded by a cult founder called Mokichi Okada. Apparently he originally wanted to…
‘Read’ a pasta dish
Talking with a Japanese friend of mine, Koji, who is a wine and food expert, I learned that there is an Italian dish called Napolitan in Japan, which I did not know that existed.
walk in the morning and then shopping
The weather was very nice on the second day in Tavira in Portugal. Our hotel was on top of the hill, so we started to walking down, visiting Igreja de Santa Maria...
Viaggiare in aereo: Connettere mondi
Amiamo esplorare nuove destinazioni e il viaggio è spesso emozionante quanto l’arrivo. Mentre stiamo aggiornando i nostri archivi sulle compagnie aeree e sulle esperienze di volo, non vediamo l’ora di condividere nuovi spunti su come...
the street food market at night and the starry sky tour in Turpan
We decided to join the Starry Sky Tour run by the driver of the donkey carriage which we had taken when we were looking for a hotel in Turpan in China. It...
from St Ives to Dartmoor
The morning view in St Ives in Cornwall, south west England was very beautiful, too. The place where there had been many boats in the sea on the day before was land...
A posh restaurant at first sight
On the second evening in Santiago in Chile, we went to a restaurant called Liguria which was recommended by our tour leader. According to him, many of the expats living in Santiago...
Restaurants are in a cave, too
In Matera, the cave houses town in south Italy, the restaurants are in the caves, too. You can enjoy the atmosphere and eat quite different foods from the ones in the north like...
Metro
This is a view inside a metro.I cannot remember which line it was, but it seemed a new carriage with colourful stripy seats.It was a nice surprise that I could use the tickets...
