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…
Piedmont
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…
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…
The second winery
The second winery I visited on the day when I went to Langhe in Piedmont in Italy was called Gertotto.The first one was keen on trading abroad, but this one was more local…
Summer in Japan
This time I experienced Japanese summer first time in more than 10 years. I had heard that it was more than 35 degrees everyday, so we were prepared mentally. But on…
Cave Monastery in Kiev
The Cave Monastery in Kiev (Kiev Pechersk Lavra) was founded in 11th century, but in the Soviet era it was broken, so recently they rebuilt it. So the new golden domes were shining against…
‘Read’ a pasta dish
Talking with a Japanese friend of mine, Koji, who is a wine and food expert, I learned that there is an Italian dish called Napolitan in Japan, which I did not know that existed.
Myth and accessory
On the second day of our trip in Basque country in Spain, we went to San Sebastian by bus. When we were walking towards the old town, I found a lovely...
Virgin Atlantic Airlines
According to company’s official web site, Virgin Atlantic Airways is a success story. Back In the early 80s Richard Branson was probably best known for Virgin Records – the legendary record label that signed major...
after eating hams, walked in Madrid
We saw Museo del Jamon (ham museum) in Gran Via, the street where our hotel was in Madrid in Spain. When we entered, we realised it was a restaurant. Apparently, it is...
Hotel where Napoleon’s army was stationed
When we had a short holiday in Veneto in north Italy, we stayed one night at a hotel called Ca'Sette which was in the suburbs of Bassano del Grappa. This property was...
The best foods was lunch at this restaurant
The best foods I had in our short holiday in Taiwan was the lunch at Sin Tai Fung Dumpling House, which was included in our group tour. According to our guide, the staff training...
We tried Eataly
We went to Eataly, an up market Italian food shop for the first time.This shop is not merely selling Italian foodstuff, but they select only producers who have the passion for the...
To Extremadura though Madrid
We went to Spain again, and this time to spent the year-end and New Year holidays. The destination is Extremadura, which is close to the border with Portugal. We chose here, because we...
