A modest New Year’s Eve
We returned to Marrakesh, Morocco. It happened to be New Year’s Eve. Since Morocco has a different calendar, there were no local events, but we wanted to do something memorable. On a whim,…
Essaouira
A disappointing excursion to the Ourika Valley
A trip to the Ourika Valley was included in our itinerary from Marrakesh, Morocco. The Ourika Valley is a resort area located a little over an hour’s drive south of Marrakech. It’s a…
That night
After a full day of sightseeing in Marrakesh, Morocco, we went to a bar called La Pergola where we could enjoy alcohol. As I’ve mentioned many times before, in Morocco, alcohol has been…
Unexpectedly not so solemn rite of baptism
I had a chance to join the rite of baptism in Italy.By doing this ceremony, a baby becomes a Christian.The Father makes the sign of the cross on the baby and put his/her…
The bedroom
This is the parents’ bedroom in Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon in England. William Shakespeare was born in this room. According to the explanation of the guide in this room, the reason…
Liverpool for the first time
On the way back from our weekend in northern England, we visited Liverpool just for a few hours. I have been living in the UK for a long time, but this was…
In Moscow 1980
This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. When we landed at the Moscow airport in April 1980, at the passport control we we found the officials wearing uniforms, with no smiles or no expressions. They looked...
Buy pieces of lace
According to my guide book, there are many women who knit lace and sell their products on the streets. It says ‘Buy one or two pieces which would help them sustaining...
Air France
Air France (formally Société Air France, S.A.), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the French flag carrier headquartered in Tremblay-en-France (north of Paris). The airline’s global hub is at Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport. According to the...
Last night on the terrace
We stayed in Palermo, Sicily, Italy for about 10 days, and this was our last night here. The Rinascente department store chain was located near the Airbnb where we were staying, and we...
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 Restaurant Whose Name is “Hope”
We went to a restaurant called Amal in Roccella Jonica in southern Italy, which we found online with a good reputation. They serve Calabrian meals made with organic ingredients. It was a...
Ceramics, Grappa and Prosecco
Bassano del Grappa in Veneto in north Italy is famous for its ceramics. There were many shops selling pretty colourful items, so we decided to ...
Going Around Lisbon with a Tuk Tuk
On Monday afternoon in Lisbon in Portugal, the museums were closed and we did not have a specific plan. Then we noticed the Tuk Tuk waiting for customers at the Largo do...
