Highlands
The last place was Glencoe

The last place was Glencoe

On our one-day Scottish Highlands tour, the first stop after lunch was Stalker Castle. However, just like 13 years ago, we only looked at it from a distance. Last time when we saw...

Highlands

Our main purpose, Oban

On this tour to the Scottish Highlands, our main purpose was to visit the port town of Oban. This place is said to be the “Seafood Capital of Scotland.” When we came here…

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…

Conwy

At the oldest house in Wales

The whitish house is the oldest town house in Wales called Aberconwy House in Conwy, north Wales. It was built in the 14th century and went through many owners and now…

Evora

Take a nostalgic train from a faded station

During our stay in Lisbon, Portugal, we made an excursion to Evora in the Alentejo region. A few years ago, we travelled only to the Alentejo region and went to Evora, too, but…

Vietnam

The grave of 12th king

The first place we visited in Hue in Vietnam was the mausoleum of Khai Dinh, the 12th king of Ngyen dinasty which lasted from 1802 to 1945. His reign was from 1916…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Relaxed in a Jazz bar in Kobe

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Our friend Okazawa-san accompanied us in Kobe city. It is only half an hour by train from Osaka. Kobe is a city near the mountain and the...
airlines
Airlines

Eastern China Airlines

According to company’s official website, China Eastern Air Holding Company, headquartered in Shanghai, is one of the three largest major air transport companies in China. The company (formerly China Eastern Airlines established in 1988), was...
food
Food

Beer Garden

One of the main pleasures of a holiday in Germany is a beer garden. We spend a nice time in a beer garden on the Elbe riverbank in Dresden. Maybe because it...
hotels
Hotels

The First Hotel in Seville

The first hotel in Seville was called Vincci La Rabida.As soon as I enter the hall, I remembered the hotel in Trinidad in Cuba, maybe because of the lounge in well-hole style.Well, I...
food
Restaurants

the delicious rabbit dishes in Quebec City

During our walking tour in Quebec City in Canada, we visited the seminary founded by the first bishop in New France (the French colony in North America) called François de Laval,...
food
Food

Simple cake

In the tour going into the inland of Crete, we had a rest at Askifoe Plateau.Here we are introduced a simple cake.It is a kind of crepe with cottage cheese and you put some...
transports
Transports

Modern metro

The metro in Madrid was modern compared with ones in London, Milan or Paris.The trains themselves looked relatively new and there are no graffiti like Milan trains and felt brighter than the ones...