That night
After a full day of sightseeing in Marrakesh, Morocco, we went to a bar called La Pergola where we could enjoy alcohol. As I’ve mentioned many times before, in Morocco, alcohol has been…
Ourika Valley
Madrasa and lunch
The last stop on our guided walking tour in Marrakesh, Morocco, was the Ben Youssuf Madrasa, a former religious school. Entry cost 50 dirhams (approximately 4.70 euros). Founded in the mid-16th century and…
Walking through the hustle and bustle of the souk
After leaving the Bahia Palace on our walking tour in Marrakesh, Morocco, we walked through the bustling souk for a while. According to our guide, Youssuf, the souk used to be clearly divided…
Breakfast in this place
This place is a restaurant called Festival 39 where we had a breakfast, though the atmosphere was more like for nightcaps. According to our friends, all the interior here was made with…
De Chirico Exhibition
When I visited Castel del Monte in Puglia in south Italy, they were holding an exhibition of Giorgio de Chirico.I always love his paintings, especially the one with a young girl running in…
Carabinieri
After seeing the festival in Bettolle, a small town in Tuscany in Italy, we drove for a while looking for the restaurant we had found in the internet. We followed the…
In Moscow 1980
This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. When we landed at the Moscow airport in April 1980, at the passport control we we found the officials wearing uniforms, with no smiles or no expressions. They looked...
Sandals of Sparta
This is a photo of the sandals I bought in Mykonos. Apparently the Spartan people were wearing them in the 8th century BC. I bought these from a man who designed them...
All Nippon Airways
According to company’s official website, in December 1952, Japan Helicopter & Aeroplane Transports Co., Ltd was established with the goal of restoring regular air transportation services disrupted by WW II. The company started a helicopter...
Beer with Honey and Our Meal
Our hotel in Gdansk in Poland was located in the Old Town, which was not that exciting, but fortunately the restaurant recommended on the internet was just around the corner. It was...
The hotel with homely atmosphere
In Naxos, we stayed in a hotel called Grotta, which is situated on a hill, a little far from the centre of the town.It had very homely atmosphere.They served home made wine...
wandering in Madrid looking for a restaurant
We got up very early again and went to Madrid in Spain this time. We flew from London Heathrow Airport as usual, but because it was very early, there were not many...
What we ate at La Pelosa and dinner of the day
On the day we spent a day on the beautiful beach of La Pelosa at the tip of the northwestern part of Sardinia, Italy, we had lunch at a seaside restaurant that was...
The Journey to Milan
From Freiburg in Germany to Milan in Italy, I planned to take two trains, changing once at Basel in Switzerland, arriving at Milan at around 11am.But when I got the Freiburg station very...
