Accompanied by a local guide
After Assilah in northern Morocco, our next stop was Tangier. We stayed overnight here. First, we visited the Caves of Hercules, which we had no interest in, and the nearby lighthouse (where the…
Tangier
Today’s lunch and the mystery of the plate
After exploring medina of Assilah, a coastal town in Morocco, it was time for lunch. We went to the restaurant recommended by our driver, Youssuf. The restaurant, called Dar Al Maghrebia, is located…
Quiet White Maze
On our second day in Morocco, we left Rabat and headed north along the Atlantic coast to Assilah. When we entered the motorway, we passed through the toll booth using a system similar…
Sheep and cows
The last place we visited during our mosaic tour in Ravenna in Italy was Basilica of Sant’Apollinare in Classe, which is about 5 km away from the centre of Ravenna.We could see…
Ruin of mixed history
We had heard that Sevastopol is a city of military, so we were not particularly interested, but learned that it has got a lot of cultural side, too. So we visited…
Walking tour in Alghero : the flag and the language
When we were in Alghero in Sardinia in Italy two years ago, we looked for a walking tour to learn about history and some stories of the town, but we could not…
The beautiful town of Akashi
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. On the second day in Osaka, after breakfast, we met a Japanese friend who lives here. His name is Mr. Okazawa and he became our guide. We...
Pendant of the Byzantine Era
This is the pendant I bought in Lefkara village in Cyprus. This village is famous for its lace making, but their silverwork has got a long history, too. Once upon a time,...
Emirates airlines
Emirates is an airline based at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to the company’s official website, On 25th October 1985, Emirates flew its first routes out of Dubai with just two...
They say it is overpriced, but
The sea food restaurant called Zuvine in Basanaviciaus street in Palanga, Lithuania has a reputation that the foods are good but expensive.Both my guide book and the leaflet we got locally said...
Lovely hotel and town walk
Zafra, a town in Extremadura, Spain, is an Andalusian-like white town, so much so that it is sometimes called “Little Seville”. We stayed one night at Hotel Plaza Grande, a hotel located...
the good lunch in Assisi
There seems a lot more to see than the famous Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi in Italy, but after spending long time looking at things in the basilica, we were very...
Paradise for gourmet
We went to #Borough #Market in #London where all of the gourmets in London gather.Our purpose was to buy rabbit meat which we cannot find in supermarkets.Here they open everyday except Sunday,...
Something we learned in Como (part 1)
On this Easter Sunday when we were staying in northern Italy, we had no plans at all, but wanted to go somewhere that we could have a good meal nearby, and in the...
