Lunch in Nervi
While strolling around Nervi in Liguria, northern Italy, we sat on a bench just as the main street neared its end. And my husband started searching online for a place to grab a…
Lombardy
Stop at Nervi
On our way back from Santa Margherita Ligure in Liguria, northern Italy, we stopped off at Genoa Nervi, a railway station on the way. I knew the name of the town because it…
Have the villa all to ourselves
Continuing our short trip to Santa Margherita Ligure in Liguria, northern Italy. The next morning, we planned to tour the town’s famous landmarks. We started walking toward the castle, but along the way,…
Cathedral and the walk in the town
In Ávila, which is about 100km northeast of Madrid in Spain, we stayed at a hotel near the cathedral, so we started by visiting the cathedral. There were lion statues lined up around…
Photo taken from the sled
This photo was taken while riding the reindeer sled. It was slow most of the time, but towards the end it started running and I was nearly thrown off. That was a great…
Black sand beach
In the tour in Santorini, the time on the beach was included. The beach was called Perivolos with black sand. Santorini is an island made by the eruption of a volcano, so…
Eat Italian food in Tokyo
This is my friend, Bangly's posting. Usually when I travel I like to be totally absorbed in local customs, so I eat only local foods because foods are one of the forms of...
Gintaro
This is a pendant I bought from a man who had a stall in Basanaviciaus Street in Palanga in Lithuania. He made it himself using the local amber and African wood ....
Air China
According to company’s official web site, Air China Limited (“Air China”) and its predecessor, the former Air China, were founded in 1988. According to the “Civil Aviation System Reform Program” which was approved and passed...
The cheese market in Chiswick
A hobby class teacher told us that a cheese market would be held in the Chiswick district in western London, so we went there. The classroom is also in this Chiswick, but for...
Stay at Airbnb in Seregno
The town of Seregno in Lombardy, Italy, is about 30 kilometers north of Milan, right in the middle of the towns of Milan and Como. We rented an Airbnb in this town and...
wandering in Madrid looking for a restaurant
We got up very early again and went to Madrid in Spain this time. We flew from London Heathrow Airport as usual, but because it was very early, there were not many...
Our short holiday, the last was Bistecca alla Fiorentina
It was a short trip to Florence, Italy for only 2 nights, but it was a fulfilling trip. However, what we hadn’t achieved until the very end was to eat Bistecca alla Fiorentina....
Marvellous JR
During our trip back in Japan, we went to Hokkaido (north island) for the first time in my life.We took Shinkansen (Bullet Train) from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori and then changed to an...
