Emilia Romagna

Hotel of poets

[ Feb.2015 ] We stayed one night in a town called Lugo in Emilia Romagna in Italy. We were surprised to know that the hotel we stayed called Ala D’Oro had a long history. It…

Italy

Family run hotel

[ Feb.2015 ] I visited Turin in Italy for the first time. The hotel we stayed was Hotel Principi D’Acaja, a three star hotel housed in an early 20th century villa. It is located in…

Vietnam

Vietnam for the first time

[ Jan.2015 ] We went to Vietnam from Japan.It was my first visit to the country, but where we went was not Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh, but the city called Da Nang in the…

Japan

Great feast

[ Dec.2014 ] We stayed overnight at Awa Kominato in Chiba prefecture in Japan with all my family. This is a photo of a part of our dinner in the ryokan (Japanese style hotel) called…

Portugal

A big hotel

[ Nov.2014 ] After coming back from Monsanto to Coimbra in Portugal, we stayed in a 4 star hotel called Vila Gale. It was a big hotel where an international conference was being held. This…

Portugal

Boulder in the bathroom

[ Nov.2014 ] The accommodation we stayed in the village, Monsanto in Portugal was Taverna Lusitana. It was a B&B which has got only two rooms, but the room was surprisingly nice. We were prepared…

Portugal

Very reasonably priced hotel

[ Nov.2014 ] The first hotel we stayed in Coimbra in Portugal was three star Hotel Oslo which was very close to Coimbra A station.The exterior of the building was not particularly special, but the…

Italy

Countess’s room

[ Nov.2014 ] “This used to be a room of a countess” said the hotel manager guiding us to this room. The atmosphere was wonderful. The ceiling was lovely, too. This room was large enough,…

Italy

Hotel of a satiric writer

[ Nov.2014 ] We stayed in a hotel called Hotel l’Aretino which was on a corner of the bustling shopping streets. It was very ordinary three star hotel. Both room and breakfast were nothing special….