Marrakesh
Madrasa and lunch

Madrasa and lunch

The last stop on our guided walking tour in Marrakesh, Morocco, was the Ben Youssuf Madrasa, a former religious school. Entry cost 50 dirhams (approximately 4.70 euros). Founded in the mid-16th century and...

Walking through the hustle and bustle of the souk
Marrakesh

Walking through the hustle and bustle of the souk

After leaving the Bahia Palace on our walking tour in Marrakesh, Morocco, we walked through the bustling souk for a while. According to our guide, Youssuf, the souk used to be clearly divided…

The Bahia Palace
Marrakesh

The Bahia Palace

Our next stop on our guided walking tour in Marrakesh, Morocco, was the Bahia Palace. We paid 100 dirhams (about 9 euros) per person to enter. Although it’s a magnificent mansion built in…

To the castle by metro
Czech Republic

To the castle by metro

One of the main attractions in Prague is the castle.Our hotel was at the edge of the old town, so we decided to go there by metro.My guide book says ” the…

Walk around the village
Melnik

Walk around the village

After having a hearty meal in Melnik, a village in the southwest of Bulgaria, we took a walk around the village. As instructed by the young man at the hotel, Antoine, we first…

About the restaurant this time
Whitstable

About the restaurant this time

This time, we made a reservation at a French restaurant called Birdies in Whitstable, the seaside town in southeast England. We were attracted to this restaurant facing Harbour Street, the town’s main street…

miranda-friends
Visiting an exhibition of Ukiyo-e
Miranda Friends

Visiting an exhibition of Ukiyo-e

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. A lot of people in Italy know the artist Katsushika Hokusai and his works, for example “the wave” or “36 views of mount Fuji”. They are on...
shopping
Sandals of Sparta
Shopping

Sandals of Sparta

This is a photo of the sandals I bought in Mykonos. Apparently the Spartan people were wearing them in the 8th century BC. I bought these from a man who designed them...
airlines
Aeroflot airlines
Airlines

Aeroflot airlines

Aeroflot – Russian airline, commonly known as Aeroflot, is the flag carrier of the Russian federation. The carrier operates domestic and international passenger services, mainly from its hub at Sheremetyevo International Airport. According to them...
food
Choose tapas bars carefully
Food

Choose tapas bars carefully

There are many tapas bars in Seville, the capital of the Andalusian region of Spain. According to the guidebook, Seville is the birthplace of tapas, and there are as many as 3,000 tapas...
hotels
Bath and foods
Hotels

Bath and foods

We stayed in a Japanese style hotel called ” Hiina ” which my friend booked. When I choose a hot spring hotel in Japan, the first condition is if there is a...
food
gem on top of the mountain
Restaurants

gem on top of the mountain

On the last day of our short holiday in Andalucia in the south of Spain, because our flight was late at around 7 pm, we decided to go to Casares which the...
food
They eat very well there
Food

They eat very well there

When I told my Italian friends that I was going to Puglia, south Italy, they all said ' si mangia bene'.It means something like 'they eat very well there'.The first meal we had in...
transports
Going Up the East Hill by the ‘Lift’
Transports

Going Up the East Hill by the ‘Lift’

After a satisfactory lunch in Hastings in the south of England, we went up the East Hill by East Hill Lift. The station was just next to the restaurant. The lift...