Ballet in Piazza del Duomo
During our summer holiday in Lecce—a historic town in the Apulia region of Southern Italy—we spent an evening watching a ballet performance at an open-air theatre set up in the Piazza del Duomo….
Apulia
Because a wooden one would be too heavy
Continuing our tour of churches in Lecce, in the Puglia region of Southern Italy. After the Duomo, we visited the Church of Santa Chiara, which dates back to the 15th century. I was…
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…
Bus & Boat tour
In Stockholm, we took a comprehensive tour with a bus and a boat with the audio guide of many languages. Seeing the city both from the land and the sea, I should understand it…
Fish market
The next destination of our tour of Santiago, Chile, was the indoor fish market called Mercado Central. As soon as we went in, some of the waiters of the small canteens called us….
Andersen Museum
Odense in Denmark is the town where Andersen was born and there is a good museum about him there. The first thing I noticed was that in the Japanese leaflet given there, there is…
Sakè in Japan
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In Italy the word sakè indicates a particular alcoholic drink typical from Japan, but the reality is not exatcly like that. In fact, in Japan the word...
The Atmospheric Hotel and The Historic Miso Shop in Kakunodate
We stayed in “Tamachi Bukeyashiki Hotel” in Kakunodate in Akita prefecture in Japan. Their catchphrase is “the traditional warehouse-style hotel, surrounded by the black Kuroitabei (black wooden wall)”. As they say, the...
Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds
We love exploring new destinations and the journey is often as exciting as the arrival. While we are currently updating our archives on airlines and flight experiences, we look forward to sharing more insights on...
The salmon in Denmark is excellent
This is a photo of smoked salmon I ate as a starter in an old restaurant called Den Gamle Kro in Odense in Denmark. The waiter came to my table with a whole fish and...
Excellent B&B
During our summer holiday in Calabria in southern Italy, we moved from Roccella Jonica to Reggio di Calabria, the biggest city, one day earlier than our plan. We stayed one night...
New Year’s Eve in Puerto de la Cruz
On the night of New Year’s Eve, we went to a restaurant called Nada Mas, which we had booked in Puerto de la Cruz in the north of Tenerife, in Spain. Every restaurant had their...
Japanese restaurant in Italy
In Italy, Japanese foods are popular, too.I went to a restaurant called ' Kokoro' in Sesto San Giovanni, just outside of Milan.This one serves fusion cooking between Italian and Japanese, run by a...
By train which is just before retirement
Our summer holiday, staying in Siracusa, Sicily, Italy is almost ending. The next day after returning from an overnight trip to Modica and Ragusa, we went to the beach for the last time...
