Feeling déjà vu in Santa Margherita Ligure
We had a short trip to Liguria in Northern Italy for the first time in a while. This time, our destination was Santa Margherita Ligure, a place we’d never been to before. After…
Liguria
In Novara, where we went to see the ballet
Novara, located in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, is not well known, but it has many attractions, including a tall domed church and medieval buildings. And for a provincial city, it’s home…
Dining at the monastery
My husband told me he’d made a reservation at a restaurant inside the monastery, so I was very curious to see what kind of simple food I’d be served. The Torba Monastery is…
The Village of Masca, the Most Beautiful Place in Tenerife
The destination of our excursion, which started from Puerto de la Cruz in the north of Tenerife in Spain, was Masca. Every guidebook or online site recommends Masca as ‘the most beautiful village in Tenerife’….
To Andalusia in search of the bright sun
As autumn deepened, we left London, where there are many dark days, and went to the Andalusia region of Spain in search of a bright sun. Of course, there are still Covid restrictions,…
Dinner on the day
We made a reservation for a restaurant on the first day in Barcelona, Spain, a long time ago. We thought it would be crowded as it was a Saturday night in this tourist…
Stay in a Ryokan
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In the touristic town of Kotohira, in Kagawa prefecture, I stayed one night in a tipical Japanese hotel (Ryokan), called Tsuruya. My Japanese friend Shogo, who accompanied...
Various things in Lisbon
We returned to Lisbon’s Rossio station from Sintra, Portugal, and then took a taxi to the Parliament building near our home (Airbnb). From here, we walked to Naco, a delicatessen shop that we...
Virgin Atlantic Airlines
According to company’s official web site, Virgin Atlantic Airways is a success story. Back In the early 80s Richard Branson was probably best known for Virgin Records – the legendary record label that signed major...
Fascinating port wine
During our stay in Oporto, a town in northern Portugal, we went for a walk after it got dark a few times. Mostly to the bustling areas along the Douro River. The famous...
The accommodation in Ecija and Amazon
Although the destination of the bus we took from Carmona was Cordoba on our trip in the Andalusia region of Spain, our destination was Ecija. Ecija is a town about 54 kilometers east...
Camparino
A friend of mine from Japan said that she read about the bar of Campari in the in-flight magazine on the way to Milan, so we decided to go there. It is situated...
Pintxo
Everywhere in Basque country in Spain, you would notice Pintxos, their special food. It is like an elaborate version of canape. They use bread instead of crackers and on top of...
large wooden freight ship and tub-turned boat
If you go up the slope from the Shukunegi Old Town area in Sado Island in Japan, you will find the Ogi Filk Museum. We heard that there was a restored Sengokubune,...
