A town that had as many as 120 churches
Lecce, in the Puglia region of Southern Italy, is said to have once been home to as many as 120 churches. I learned this while participating in a walking tour (costing €20, per…
Lecce
Swim in the sea, round one
A summer holiday wouldn’t be complete without a trip to the beach. We headed to Baia dei Turchi, a beach located about 5.5 kilometres along the coast from Otranto, in the Apulia region…
Seafood tapas restaurant
In Otranto, in the southern Italian region of Apulia, our first-choice restaurant happened to be closed for lunch on Thursdays— and it was a Thursday. My husband mentioned that the owner—or someone who…
Something we learned in Como (part 2)
On Easter day, we took the funicular up from Como in northern Italy and wandered around the village of Brunate in search of a restaurant. The village itself didn’t have much character, but…
The Sheep Pendant and the Garden Palace
In Sabbioneta, the World Heritage town in the north of Italy, we went to the Museum of Sacred Art next. This museum is one of the three places we could get in…
Visiting churches in Chieti
We visited not only ancient ruins, but also some churches built more recently in Chieti in Abruzzo in the middle of Italy. The first one was the Church of Holy Trinity built…
Mount Konpira
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Before leaving the town of Kotohira, our aim was climbing up the mount Konpira and visiting the temple located on the peak. The path was quite difficult...
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...
Viaggiare in aereo: Connettere mondi
Amiamo esplorare nuove destinazioni e il viaggio è spesso emozionante quanto l’arrivo. Mentre stiamo aggiornando i nostri archivi sulle compagnie aeree e sulle esperienze di volo, non vediamo l’ora di condividere nuovi spunti su come...
Jewish cooking
I had a Jewish meal for the first time in Krakow, Poland.The restaurant was called Klezmer Hois and I remember it looked like someones house, rather than a public restaurant.I ate stuffed goose...
Stay in a Trullo house
In Alberobello in southern Italy, we stayed in a hotel called Le Alcove, which was a real Trulli hotel. It was wonderful. The structure was very interesting, location was very good and the service...
”The best tapas restaurant in Europe” ?
When we arrived in Barcelona, Spain, the hotel staff first introduced us to a restaurant called Cerveseria Catalana. Located near our hotel, Circa 1905, it is said to be “the best tapas place...
sherry in Jerez
Jerez de la Frontera in southern Spain is famous for its sherry. Apparently, the word ‘sherry’ came from this town’s name. While the Arabs dominated this area, they called this town Sherish...
starting sailing
We were in Saint Petersburg for two nights staying on the moored ship, but on the third day at 7 pm, finally we started sailing. The water of the Neva river was...
