Rabat
The pub housed in a boat

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...

Rabat

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…

Rabat

The kasbah and the lunch

Our next stop in Rabat, Morocco, was Oudaya Kasbah. A kasbah is a former fortress with a small, inhabited town inside. This kasbah apparently dates back to the 12th century, after which people…

Rabat

A truly intercultural experience

It’s been a while since we last crossed continents and enjoyed a cross-cultural experience. Our destination was Morocco. Actually, this was my third time. The last time I visited was as long as…

Emilia Romagna

Hotel of poets

We stayed one night in a town called Lugo in Emilia Romagna in Italy. We were surprised to know that the hotel we stayed called Ala D’Oro had a long history. It…

Conwy

At the oldest house in Wales

The whitish house is the oldest town house in Wales called Aberconwy House in Conwy, north Wales. It was built in the 14th century and went through many owners and now…

Poland

Jewish quarter

In Krakow in Poland, there is a Jewish quarter called Kazimierz. According to my guide book, this was originally outside of the city, but at the end of 18th century, it was incorporated…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Relaxed in a Jazz bar in Kobe

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Our friend Okazawa-san accompanied us in Kobe city. It is only half an hour by train from Osaka. Kobe is a city near the mountain and the...
shopping
Shopping

Carmo Convent and Sardine Shop

The weather was lovely on the third day in Lisbon in Portugal, too. Unfortunately, because of my husband’s leg injury, we could not do much sightseeing this time, but just to enjoy...
airlines
Airlines

Eastern China Airlines

According to company’s official website, China Eastern Air Holding Company, headquartered in Shanghai, is one of the three largest major air transport companies in China. The company (formerly China Eastern Airlines established in 1988), was...
food
Food

The hearty eater

This is a restaurant called Victory in Monza, north Italy.The dish is the grilled vegetable, which is nice and simple and I order almost every time when I eat seafood as the main...
hotels
Food

cutting the hanging monkfish

On the second night of our short family trip to Ibaraki prefecture in Japan, we stayed in the Oarai Hotel facing the Oarai Beach. According to the website of this hotel, they have 12 different...
food
Restaurants

Overlook Lake Como from a mountain

While staying in Seregno in Lombardy, Italy, we went on an excursion with my husband’s family to the mountains above Lake Como with two cars. It was a mountain called Monte San Primo...
food
Food

Foods at roadside

After being disappointed by the soup we had in a cafe within the Prague castle and when we were walking towards the old town, we found this hand-made crisps on the road....
transports
Hotels

to Rhodes seeking the view of warm sea

We missed the view of warm sea, so decided to visit Rhodes in Greece just as a long weekend. Our flight was from Gatwick Airport in London and the departure time was...