Lombardy
Dining at the monastery

Dining at the monastery

My husband told me he’d made a reservation at a restaurant inside the monastery, so I was very curious to see what kind of simple food I’d be served. The Torba Monastery is...

Lombardy

The spectacular St. Peter’s Church

The reason we decided to go to Pizzighettone in Lombardy, Italy, on this day was because we had seen a photo of this extravagant church, St. Peter’s Church. I had never seen a…

Lombardy

To Pizzighettone

We visited Pizzighettone in Lombardy, Italy, to enjoy the autumn scenery before the days got too short. It’s an old town about 66 kilometres southeast of Milan, just over an hour’s drive from…

Lyon

Mural and trouble

Lyon, France, is home to many murals. It’s fun to wander around and look at them. After lunch, we still had some time before our return train, so we walked around a bit…

Parma

Parma, which is a bit French

In Parma, the female taxi driver was very knowledgeable and took me around with a lot of explanations.This town was renovated a lot by Maria Luisa, a wife of Napoleon in 19th century…

Seville

Seville for the first time in 10 years

This is the first time in 10 years that we have been to Seville, the capital of the Andalusian region of Spain. About an hour and a half by train from Osuna, a…

Latvia

Restaurant with a grand manner

We went to a restaurant called “3 Pavaru Restorans” in Riga, Latvia, which was recommended by a Japanese website. I was surprised to see that it had an atmosphere with a…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

The Meijijingu

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In this photo you can see Meiji shrine, one of the most important and typical tourist destination in Tokyo. It is always full of foreign tourists but...
airlines
Airlines

Qantas Airlines

Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest domestic and international airline. Registered originally as the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited (QANTAS), Qantas is widely regarded as...
food
Food

Seafood Chowder

This time in Ireland, I had 'seafood chowder' three times.It seemed a common menu there.Even a small canteen in some countryside town had it, but chowder is American, isn't it.Ireland has a huge...
hotels
Hotels

a short visit to Aomori prefecture

On the second day of our family trip to the northern Japan, we went into Aomori prefecture from Iwate prefecture. Well, it was a short stay, though. We had a look at...
food
Hotels

The accommodation and our first meal

For our summer holiday in Ischia, Italy, we stayed at Airbnb. For the past four years, we have always chosen Airbnb for long-term stays. The Airbnb we chose in Forio, Ischia, was the...
food
Food

This is another good German food

In this short trip in Germany, I was quite impressed by German cooking, much better than my expectation. This is another good one I ate in Frankfurt, a knuckle of a pork. When...
transports
Transports

A quaint lift

This is an old lift called Santa Justa in the middle of Lisbon. When you are walking on the pedestrianised street, you will see this suddenly. Apparently it was build towards the...