The beautiful riad
We stayed at Riad la Maison Blanche in Tangier, an old port city in northern Morocco. On this trip, most of our accommodations were riads (traditional old mansions converted into hotels), and the…
Tangier
Accompanied by a local guide
After Assilah in northern Morocco, our next stop was Tangier. We stayed overnight here. First, we visited the Caves of Hercules, which we had no interest in, and the nearby lighthouse (where the…
Today’s lunch and the mystery of the plate
After exploring medina of Assilah, a coastal town in Morocco, it was time for lunch. We went to the restaurant recommended by our driver, Youssuf. The restaurant, called Dar Al Maghrebia, is located…
Quite impressive shopping centre
We went to a shopping centre called Westfield in Shepherds Bush, west London. This was open in 2008 as the biggest shopping centre in Europe, but I did not go there until recently….
The whirling dervish
In Cappadocia in Turkey, we went to see the ceremony of the whirling dervish. They were showing it to tourists in an ex-caravanserai. Though it was for tourists, it was very serious and…
Experienced Sakiori Weaving and Mumyouiyaki Pottery on a rainy day
On the second day of our stay in Sado Island in Japan, it was raining very hard. That was the day when Typhoon Lionrock arrived in Japan and killed many people. The…
A Restaurant, Europe and Japan together
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. I read recently that in Italy some restaurants that serve mix of Italian and Japanese cookings. In Osaka, in Japan, I had the opportunity to have a...
the changeable weather in St Ives
We stayed at Poldhu Guest House in St Ives in Cornwall, the south western end of England. Because we decided to come to St Ives quite late, when we tried booking a...
Alitalia
Compagnia Aerea Italiana S.p.A. (Italian Air Company), operating as Alitalia, is the flag carrier and national airline of Italy, which took over the name, the landing rights, many planes and some other assets from the...
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...
Homely hotel
The German gem stone town called Idar-Oberstein is divided into two areas, Idar and Oberstein. Our hotel was in Oberstein side near the railway station. The name is City Hotel Garni. It seemed...
Chilled red
It’s time for lunch in Modica, an inland town in Sicily, Italy. We went looking for a restaurant recommended by the curator of St. Peter’s Church. It is called Osteria dei Sapori Perduti...
whale in Oslo
We stayed only two nights in Oslo, Norway, but we did quite a lot of things and felt satisfied, but there was one thing we have not done yet. That was...
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...
