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…
Assilah
The pub housed in a boat
After checking into our riad in Rabat, Morocco, we took a nap. That was because we’d been up at 3 AM that day. Waking up, we headed outside. The friendly riad staff recommended…
Our accommodations were riad
On this trip to Morocco, we stayed at a riad almost every night. The same goes for our first night in Morocco in Rabat. We arrived at Riad Gyo, located just around the…
View of Toledo
Toledo in Spain is on a hill which is surrounded three side by Tajo River. Across the river in the south side, there is another hill and from there, you can see…
Dutch people
Dutch people are famous for their height. I used to have a Dutch pen friend and he was more than 190 cm and his female cousin was 210cm. They are all big in…
Incidentally, Florence
After a trip to not well known towns in the Tuscany region of Italy, we returned to Florence. Our booked Freccia Rossa from Florence was just before 7pm, and we had a few…
Japanese whisky
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. I like whisky very much. Since I was a boy I have appreciated European whiskies, especially Irish and Scottish. Because I knew that Japan produces good whiskies,...
taking the sand of Prince Edward Island back home
On the second day on Prince Edward Island in Canada, we were going to do the taxi tour on the island. The driver, Billy, whom we had met the day before...
Cathay Pacific Airways
Initially based in Shanghai, the two men eventually moved to Hong Kong and established the airline.
Local restaurant in Otranto
In the second evening in Otranto, southern Italy, we went to a restaurant with genuine local atomosphere.Again, the mixed starter was special, like Carpaccio of swordfish and some sort of octopus fritters.I...
The hotel which used to be a residence of a noble family
I went to a small island country in Mediterranean, Malta. The hotel I stayed is called Xara Palace Hotel in an old capital Mdina, which is on the slightly elevated hill and this...
meal at the butcher and restaurant, and then to Orangerie in Paris
On the last day of our short holiday in Paris, we went to a restaurant and a butcher called Les Provinces Boucherie-Restaurant. It was located in the middle of the lively food...
sherry in Jerez
Jerez de la Frontera in southern Spain is famous for its sherry. Apparently, the word ‘sherry’ came from this town’s name. While the Arabs dominated this area, they called this town Sherish...
Into the clouds
The second historical and pretty train we took in Isle of Man was Snaefell Mountain Railway. It goes from Laxey up to the top of Snaefell, the only mountain in the...
