Highlands
Revisited the Highlands

Revisited the Highlands

The day after we returned to Glasgow from Barra Island in the Hebrides of Scotland, we went on a one-day tour of the Highlands. This is a tour run by a travel company...

Barra

Airport and the flight on the way back

It’s almost time to say goodbye to Barra Island in the Hebrides, Scotland, where we spent the night. We took a bus to the airport from the Castlebay bus stop. The flight was…

Barra

Meeting the rare ponies

At the Castlebay Hotel where we stayed on Barra Island in the Hebrides of Scotland, the check-out time was 10:30, which was as early as a Japanese inn. Moreover, it says that it…

Barra

Seafood and whisky

We had dinner on the Isle of Barra in the Hebrides of Scotland at the hotel we stayed at. The hotel is Castlebay Hotel in Castlebay, the only town-like town on the island….

Japan

Madness of Ameya Yokocho

I cannot remember when was the last time I went to Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo. On this day of the end of December, this street was extremely crowded because many people…

Athens

Performance by the guards

On our second day in Athens, Greece, my friend headed for the Acropolis and we headed for Lycavittus Hill. We had been to the Acropolis before, but it wasn’t something we wanted to…

Germany

Coffin of Ludwig 2nd

The coffin of the King of Madness, Ludwig the 2nd is in Michaelskirche in Munich. It is the white church in the main street from the station to Marienplatz. Since I…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Meditate in a Zen garden

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in Kansai area I had the opportunity to visit the temple Ryoan-ji in Kyoto, which has one of the most important Zen gardens in...
shopping
Shopping

Our shopping during this holiday

The trip to Andalusia, Spain is finally towards the end. After descending from Seville Cathedral, we went to the indoor craft market we saw the day before. The building, named Mercado de Artisania,...
airlines
Airlines

Aeroflot airlines

Aeroflot – Russian airline, commonly known as Aeroflot, is the flag carrier of the Russian federation. The carrier operates domestic and international passenger services, mainly from its hub at Sheremetyevo International Airport. According to them...
food
Food

Brunch

We wanted to have a nice lunch as our last meal in Helsinki on Sunday, and looked for two restaurants listed in the guide book, but both of them were closed. So,...
hotels
Hotels

To Belgrade

We went to Belgrade, the capital city of Serbia. For me it was the first time, but my husband went there in 1980, when it was Yugoslavia. We flew from London...
food
Food

Nostalgic town

We went to Ramen Museum in Shin-Yokohama in Japan with our family.Ramen is a popular Japanese noodle soup dish.I had only heard that this museum is a place where many Ramen shops...
transports
Transports

Nardo at night

That night, we went to Nardo, an old town which is about 17 km south of Porto Cesareo where we stayed in Salento region in Apulia in south Italy. I thought there...