Nafplio
On the last day

On the last day

Our 10-day stay in Nafplio, a historic town on the Peloponnese Peninsula in Greece, has finally come to an end. The next day we will travel to Athens and return home the next...

Nafplio

The owners of Airbnb, and the winery

The next day, Maria and Gilles, the couple who owned the Airbnb in Nafplio, Greece, where we were staying, took us to a winery. We had made a verbal agreement with them when…

Corinth Canal

The weather was disappointing

While staying in Nafplio on the Peloponnese Peninsula in Greece, another place I wanted to visit was the Corinth Canal. It’s a canal that locates between the Greek mainland and the Peloponnese Peninsula,…

Nafplio

The restaurant in front of us

There was a restaurant right across from the Airbnb in Nafplio, Greece, where we were staying. But since it was too close and we didn’t know its reputation, we didn’t get attracted to…

India

Bustling shopping district

The bustling shopping district in Shmlar in India is called Mall. This area is upper side of the town which is on the slope with many houses piled up, so I remember…

Switzerland

Snow! In St Moritz.

When we woke up in the morning in St Moritz in Switzerland, it was snowing. The day was 5 th May. Long time ago, I had a heavy snow on 1st Sept. when…

France

Just before Valentine’s Day

This is a picture on the beach in Nice. There were quite a few couples there. It might have been noticeable, because it was one day before Valentine’s Day. A heart warming view,…

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Miranda Friends

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
Shopping

Stroll in La Alberca

After reaching the summit of the Sierra de Francia, a scenic mountainous area in the province of Salamanca in western Spain, we visited La Alberca, which is said to be a typical village...
airlines
Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, headquartered at Atatūrk Airport in Istanbul. According to company’’s official website, on 20th may 1933, the “State Airlines Administration” operating under the supervision of the...
food
Food

The Cake in Sintra

On the second day in Lisbon in Portugal, we had a private tour to Sintra, which we had booked before coming to the country. Sintra is about 30km northwest of Lisbon and...
hotels
Hotels

Gorgeous like a palace

We went to Taiwan joining a tour which we could book online. When we needed to choose the hotel, I found this very Chinese looking Grand Hotel and chose it without any hesitation. It...
food
Restaurants

Because of their Calamari

We went to this restaurant on the photo twice. This one seemed a family run restaurant with the friendly feeling, different from the stylish ones with the direct sea view. That is...
food
Food

Tocai wine

Tokaj Wine is a famous sweet white wine in Hungary. I remember having it in a cafe instead of coffee in Hungary. But there is another “Tocai” wine in Italy. I...
transports
Transports

‘ Knossos Palace’, a highlight of the holiday

The ferry journey from Athens to Crete was a highlight of my summer holiday of that year.The big ferry called 'Knossos Palace' was a decent hotel on the sea.The cabin was more functional than...