Concert in Mantua
In Mantua, a historic town in Lombardy, northern Italy, we parked our car in the same large car park, Campo Canoa, as we did last time. This car park faces Lago Inferiore, one…
Lombardy
Overnight stay near Mantua
Mantua, a historic town in Lombardy, northern Italy, is within a day trip distance from where we live, but this time we stayed overnight in the suburbs. We actually wanted to stay in…
The father of modern Albania and our guide
Continuing with the walking tour of Tirana, Albania. Near the Prime Minister’s residence, there was a statue of Ismail Qemali, the first prime minister who is said to have built modern Albania. He…
Cold!
This is the first time for me to visit Stockholm. It is a beautiful city with a lot of water and very soft light. But, oh, it’s cold! It was middle of spring,…
Sightseeing in Rye
After a delicious lunch in Rye, a small town in the south of England, we went sightseeing using the map we got at the tourist information centre. First, we went to St. Mary’s…
Travel by Train
The hotel staff member in Roccella Jonica in southern Italy said “This area is forgotten. You will see that if you see the train around here”. We took that train and…
A Restaurant, Europe and Japan together
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. I read recently that in Italy some restaurants that serve mix of Italian and Japanese cookings. In Osaka, in Japan, I had the opportunity to have a...
happy Mandrogi
The first port of call during our cruise in Russia was Mandrogi, a village on Svir River. This is a new village which was recognised as a village in 1999 and the...
Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand‘s story began in April 1940 when its forerunner airline, Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL) was incorporated. The route network was expanded from Australia and the Pacific to Asia, the USA, the UK...
Hokkaido soup
This is a photo of 'Hokkaido' soup I had in Oberstein in Germany.It was written like that in their menu.Very nice pumpkin soup, that was.
Hotel in Toledo
We stayed in a three star hotel called Hotel Domus Plaza Zocodover in Toledo, Spain.As the name suggests, it is located in a corner of Plaza Zocodover, which is the centre of...
Eating Tuscan foods and walking at night
La Vecchia Lira in Milan, Italy is one of our favourite Tuscan restaurants. It’s been a long time since we’ve been there due to the Covid-19 crisis. Moreover, I think it was the...
The local restaurant with good atmosphere
This is a picture of the restaurant I went in Mertola in Portugal.I had been eating a lot of chunks of meat in this holiday, but here there was a soup with beans...
Getting out of the UK for the first time in over a year
We have been stuck in the UK for over a year due to regulations on the Covid-19 and my husband’s broken leg. This has never happened since I started living in the UK....
