The monastery, lunch and the mosaics
Near the ruins of Apollonia in Albania, there is another attraction called the Ardenica Monastery. It is said that the monastery was started to be built in 1282 on the site of the…
Durres
About hairstyles that became popular and others
During our tour of Albania, we visited the Apollonia ruins. This ancient town was built by Greeks from Corinth in the 6th century BC, and is one of the 30 cities in the…
Stop at Dhermi Village
After lunch in Porto Palermo on the Albanian Riviera, we headed further north along the coast. After a series of hairpin turns, we crossed the highest pass in the area at 1,100 metres….
The whirling dervish
In Cappadocia in Turkey, we went to see the ceremony of the whirling dervish. They were showing it to tourists in an ex-caravanserai. Though it was for tourists, it was very serious and…
This is another bliss
We visited Yuwaku Onsen, about 50 min.bus ride from Kanazawa, Japan. The ryokan (Japanese style inn) we stayed was called Kanaya and our room was in an annex. I was very surprised to…
Locks are even here
The custom to put a lock on a railing along the river and through the key away into the river to declare your eternal love started from an Italian film. I found the…
In Moscow 1980
This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. When we landed at the Moscow airport in April 1980, at the passport control we we found the officials wearing uniforms, with no smiles or no expressions. They looked...
Shopping in the Disappointing Puerto de la Cruz
We left La Laguna, the old capital of Tenerife in Spain, which was a lovely place that exceeded our expectations and moved to Puerto de la Cruz, the second place we stayed on the island....
United Airlines
United Airlines is one of the most important Airlines in U.S.A. According to company’s official web site, in 1926 United Airline’s first flight of mail was flown by T. Warney from Washington to Nevada. It...
Speck Festival
Our main purpose of our trip to South Tyrol was this Speck Festival.This is held every October in Santa Maddalena, about one hour drive from the village we stayed one night. Speck...
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...
Because it is Near Naples
If you look at a map, Sorrento, where we stayed, is very close to Naples. Naples is famous as the birthplace of contemporary pizza. Many people from Naples make pizzas all over...
Eat oysters
Because I said I like oysters, Max, the tour leader took us to a small town called Curaco de Velez by ferry from the main Chiloe Island in Chile. There are apparently...
The Day We Walked More Than 20,000 Steps in Tenerife
During our winter holiday in Tenerife in Spain, one day, we went to Tacoronte in the north of the island from La Laguna, by bus. According to the health application on our...
