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,…
Night Market is a Festival
On the first night in Taipei with my family, we went out to Shilin Night Market. Mr.Kou, our guide, had scared us by saying “If you want to eat the food…
Philosophers’ Walk
When you cross Neckar River in Heidelberg’s old town to the other side, there is a walking path called Philosophers’ Walk (isn’t there a path with the same name in Kyoto?). This walk…
Children’s clothing
This is not only in the Basque country, but in Spain generally, we often see children’s shops selling very elegant clothes. Usually the colours are pale and have the feeling that…
‘Read’ a pasta dish
Talking with a Japanese friend of mine, Koji, who is a wine and food expert, I learned that there is an Italian dish called Napolitan in Japan, which I did not know that existed.
Shopping in the Disappointing Puerto de la Cruz
We left La Laguna, the old capital of Tenerife in Spain, which was a lovely place that exceeded our expectations and moved to Puerto de la Cruz, the second place we stayed on the island....
Cathay Pacific Airways
Initially based in Shanghai, the two men eventually moved to Hong Kong and established the airline.
Retsina wine in Santorini
Our hotel in Santorini in Greece had the exclusive terrace, so one night we decided to spend a quiet evening with a bottle of wine. Generally Santorini is expensive, but there are ordinary supermarkets with...
To Dubrovnik
We got up early in the morning for the first time in a while and headed to the airport by Uber. This time the destination is Dubrovnik, Croatia. I was surprised that Uber...
Meat!
During our holiday in Calabria in southern Italy, we ate seafood everyday and by the end, I missed meat. So, when we went back to Milan, we looked for a good meat...
Menu of Easter feast
We always plan to go somewhere outside of western Europe for the Easter holidays, because the shops and services are closed in the west. The Orthodox church has got the different date...
the scene on the train and about the Ryokan
We went to Jigokudani in Nagano prefecture in Japan to see Japanese Monkeys. First, we took the Shinkansen, the bullet train, to Nagano station. Then we changed to Nagano Electric Railway to...
