Serious Hassan
Our second day in Fez, Morocco, was packed with sightseeing. At 10:00 AM, our local guide, Hassan, picked us up at our riad. Unlike our guide in Tangier, he was a humble, serious,…
Fez
It was supposed to be a chaotic town, but…
We arrived in Fez, one of Morocco‘s major cities. First, we drove through the new city, which seemed like a very orderly metropolis. Here too, we stayed in a riad located in the…
My husband’s illness and repair work
Leaving the blue city of Chefchaouen in Morocco, we headed to the ancient city of Meknes. I had also visited here 30 years ago. I had such a good impression of it then…
Beautiful theatre and library
After a satisfying lunch in Parma, Italy, we walked towards Palazzo della Pilotta. This palace was built in the late 16th century to early 17th century, and our goal was to visit the…
Pretty village
Monterchi in Tuscany in Italy was a very pretty village. We went there to see a museum, but the village itself was worth visiting. There was only one restaurant in the square…
A picture of Raffaello
In the Farnese Palace in Piacenza in taly, they were holding an exhibition on Raffaello’s ‘”Sistine Madonna”.This painting is famous for two angels with vacant expression painted below Madonna.It is now…
‘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.
one day in Isfahan (part 2)
In Isfahan, the ancient capital in Iran, we walked towards Vank Church from our hotel after lunch. On the way, we came across a carpet shop. I popped in just to see...
Air China
According to company’s official web site, Air China Limited (“Air China”) and its predecessor, the former Air China, were founded in 1988. According to the “Civil Aviation System Reform Program” which was approved and passed...
The market which sells snails
This is a box of snails I saw in Catania, the second biggest city in Sicily, south Italy. They are all alive and wiggle continuously. In this market, mainly sea-foods were sold, but...
Hotel in Sorrento
Our family holiday in Italy continues. We flew from Venice to Naples and stayed in Sorrento. The hotel was called Grand Hotel De La Ville, which was located about a 10 minutes...
The pub which used to be a coaching inn
The #George #Inn is a pub which used to be a coaching inn located a little south of London Bridge. This pub was already written in a map of 1543. A friend...
Purveyor to Japanese tourists?
Our last feast in Rome was at Da Felice a Testaccio, which was included in the list our friend made.It is in Testaccio area which used to be a working class town.But...
starting sailing
We were in Saint Petersburg for two nights staying on the moored ship, but on the third day at 7 pm, finally we started sailing. The water of the Neva river was...
