Liguria
Lunch in Nervi

Lunch in Nervi

While strolling around Nervi in ​​Liguria, northern Italy, we sat on a bench just as the main street neared its end. And my husband started searching online for a place to grab a...

Liguria

Stop at Nervi

On our way back from Santa Margherita Ligure in Liguria, northern Italy, we stopped off at Genoa Nervi, a railway station on the way. I knew the name of the town because it…

Liguria

Have the villa all to ourselves

Continuing our short trip to Santa Margherita Ligure in Liguria, northern Italy. The next morning, we planned to tour the town’s famous landmarks. We started walking toward the castle, but along the way,…

Liguria

To a restaurant after a night walk

On the day we arrived in Santa Margherita Ligure, Liguria, northern Italy, we went out again in the evening. It was just after 6 PM, but it was already pitch black. This is…

Bogota

Situation in Bogota

We started our sightseeing in Bogota, Colombia at 9:30 am on the day we arrived. First, we headed for Monserrate. Before arriving there, the information we got from our guide was interesting. Bogota is divided…

England

Clock tower and people

The clock tower in St Albans, a town north of London was built between 1403 and 1412. It is a bell tower and the bell has survived over 600 years, telling the…

Cyprus

Simple and Tasty Lunch

This photo is my lunch from the tour in the Troodos Mountains in Cyprus. It is Souvlaki in pita bread with salad. Very simple and very tasty. My husband chose Stifado, which…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Udon of Kagawa

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Kagawa prefecture in Japan is famous for its Udon (kind of noodles prepared with flour of wheat). According to my Japanese friend, Udon that you can find...
shopping
Food

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...
airlines
Airlines

Cathay Pacific Airways

Initially based in Shanghai, the two men eventually moved to Hong Kong and established the airline.
food
Food

Already 10 years anniversary

I popped into Marunouchi Building near Tokyo railway station and got surprised to see the big banner saying this is their 10th year since they renewed this building. Already 10 year! I went...
hotels
Hotels

Pousada in Tavira

In our short holiday in Portugal in order to avoid the cold, we stayed two nights in Tavira, which is about 40 km east of Faro in Algarve. The reason why we...
food
Restaurants

And then, lunch

In Salamanca in the western part of Spain, we had planned to do some more sightseeing, but we spent more time at Casa Lis than expected, so we rushed to the Salamanca University...
food
Food

Castella

Years ago, when I visited Portugal for the first time, I looked around for Castella, the cake which is popular in Japan and believed to be Portuguese. But the castella look-a-like cakes were lemon cakes....
transports
Transports

from Dunhuang to Uighur world through Hami

At the beginning of the third week of our grand across China travel, we headed west for Hami from Dunhuang by bus. The bus was as battered as the one to Xiahe....