The walking tour and sunset
After a week of staying in Syracuse, a historic town in Sicily, Italy, we participated in a free walking tour. Actually, it is more meaningful to participate in such tours as soon…
Syracuse
My husband was disappointed, but..
On this day during our summer holiday in Syracuse in Sicily, we had lunch at a restaurant called Locanda del Collegio. The boatman on the boat trip the day before recommended us,…
Washing day
This day was the day when “living” came first during our stay-type holiday in Syracuse, Sicily. As I wrote before, this Airbnb was almost 100 percent comfortable, but there was no washing machine….
Church of Montevergini and the best meal of the holiday
After seeing the cathedral, we headed for the next church, the Church of Montevergini in Noto in the south of Sicily in Italy. We found it easily, but the staff was…
The bed of Juliet
Verona in Italy is famous as a town of Romeo and Juliet.There is a building supposed to be Juliet’s house, which is very popular among tourists.Of course there is a balcony there, though…
The fjord in Norway and the first whale meat for my husband
I am writing a memory because I have run out of new travel stories due to the consequence of Covid-19. This is a continuation of the Norway in Nutshell Tour, which we participated…
Moscow-USSR-4
This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. There were some small things that impressed me in Moscow, because things were different from the west: One of these was that the newspapers were basically free and a...
The man who studied at Tokyo University of the Arts
There were some stylish shops in Valparaiso in Chile. I bought this Chrysocolla ring there. Chile is famous for its Lapis Lazuli, but they have other stones related to copper, too, like...
Cathay Pacific Airways
Initially based in Shanghai, the two men eventually moved to Hong Kong and established the airline.
How to taste wine
During our boat tour, going down the Garonne river in France, after listening to the explanation on Bordeaux wine, we had the tasting. We tried ...
The Hotel Where We Stayed
We stayed in a hotel called Parco dei Principi in Roccella Jonica in southern Italy. They had a huge site facing the main road and the local people seemed to use...
Restaurant near the market
On the day we arrived in Zadar in Croatia, we went to a restaurant which was recommended in the accommodation leaflet. It was an outdoor restaurant called Malo Misto and situated...
Assorted ham and salami
We had a very light dinner, a glass of red wine with assorted ham and salami in Tirano, the border town between Italy and Switzerland. The red one on the right is called...
another disaster in Paris
We were planning to see a ballet and an opera in Paris as well as visiting our friends in Fontainebleau in France this time. But all of them were cancelled. That is...
