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…
Lombardy
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…
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,…
About Irish men who went to Scotland
On the final day of the 4 nights and 5 days tour of the Scottish Highlands , we just drove a long way back to Edinburgh. On the way, we had a rest…
From Glacier Express
From St Moritz to Zermatt in Switzerland, I took a train called Glacier Express. It took 8 hours. I thought I would get fed up, but I did not at all. The view…
New Year’s Eve in Puerto de la Cruz
On the night of New Year’s Eve, we went to a restaurant called Nada Mas, which we had booked in Puerto de la Cruz in the north of Tenerife, in Spain. Every restaurant had their…
Osaka castle
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. One of the most important touristic attraction in the city of Osaka is its castle. It was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the three people who...
Accessory Shop and Pintxos Shop in Alghero
On the first day of our stay in Alghero in Sardinia in Italy, we went out for a walk in the evening. We walked from the old town to the seaside...
Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand‘s story began in April 1940 when its forerunner airline, Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL) was incorporated. The route network was expanded from Australia and the Pacific to Asia, the USA, the UK...
Guinness is Irish symbol
This is inside of Guiness Storehouse, a museum/attraction of Guinness. The main building is a huge pint glass shape and there are a lot of interesting gadgets all over the place. They must...
To Freiburg
From Heidelberg to Friburg in Germany, it took less than 2 hours by train, changing once at Manheim.Friburg is a nice lively town with ditches with clean looking water all over the town....
A meal at Soncino that exceeded expectations
In Soncino in Lombardy, Northern Italy, we made a reservation for lunch as soon as we arrived, and it was really good that we did. It was called Antica Rocca, and we were...
World Oldest Distellery
he first destination of the 5 day bus tour I joined in Ireland was the oldest distillery in the world.Of course it was in the morning.Whisky is more famous in Scotland, but Irish...
extremely small locomotive train
While my mother was staying with us in London, our friends invited us for an excursion to Kent, south England. They said ‘you will find something surreal today’ when they came to...
