Feeling déjà vu in Santa Margherita Ligure
We had a short trip to Liguria in Northern Italy for the first time in a while. This time, our destination was Santa Margherita Ligure, a place we’d never been to before. After…
Liguria
In Novara, where we went to see the ballet
Novara, located in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, is not well known, but it has many attractions, including a tall domed church and medieval buildings. And for a provincial city, it’s home…
Dining at the monastery
My husband told me he’d made a reservation at a restaurant inside the monastery, so I was very curious to see what kind of simple food I’d be served. The Torba Monastery is…
Small but elegant theatre
During the tour in Ragusa Ibla in Sicily, Italy, we went to a theatre called Teatro Donnafugata. The entrance we went through was so simple that I thought it might be a side…
Be careful
To get to the famous Big Ben in London, the nearest tube station is Westminster. Therefore, around the staircase from the station up to the Big Ben there are full of tourists and…
Night at Teatro Colon
There is a magnificent opera house called Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires in Argentina. The last time we visited this city, this theatre was closed for summer and we only joined the…
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,...
Stroll in La Alberca
After reaching the summit of the Sierra de Francia, a scenic mountainous area in the province of Salamanca in western Spain, we visited La Alberca, which is said to be a typical village...
Finnair
Finnair Plc is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland with its headquarters in Vantaa and its main hub at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. According to company’s official web site, Finnair is one of world’s oldest...
Seafood soup
In the pretty village of Verezzi in Luguria, Italy, I went to a restaurant called A Topia, which was recommended by a shop owner who sells pretty small articles.It was a homely restaurant,...
Weekend in Lincoln
One weekend in late autumn in November, we went to an old town, Lincoln, in the middle of England. We took a crowded train from Kings Cross in London to Peterborough first,...
Second Tuscan restaurant
On the second day in Florence, Italy, we had a reservation for lunch at a restaurant called Antico Ristoro di Cambi. We have lunch as our main meal of the day, as long as circumstances...
We arrived at night
We visited a small part of Tuscany with a couple of our friends this autumn. The first destination was Arezzo. When we finally arrived, it was already dark. This is the main...
To unknown Tuscany
Our journey in Italy continues. We wanted to go to Tuscany for the first time in a while, but as we learned from our trip to Lake Como in April, famous places were...
