Enjoying our return visit to Melrose
On a short trip to Edinburgh, Scotland, we decided to visit Melrose, a town in the Scottish Borders, the following day. Just like last time, we travelled by train and bus. We first…
Jedburgh
A return visit to Bamburgh, and the border
After boarding a minibus in Alnwick, a town in Northumberland, England, on a tour, I fell fast asleep. So, I don’t know what explanations were given, or if there were any, but when…
A used bookshop in an old train station
Alnwick, an old town in Northumberland, England, has more to offer than just its castle. One such attraction is the used bookshop, “Barter Books.” What makes it special is that it was once…
About the pub and Gyoza in Carmona
It was in Carmona, a small town in the Andalusia region of Spain. We arrived here at around 4 pm, and we were pretty hungry. When my husband searched online, there was a…
To Alps
I went to the Alps from Milan.I took the rope-way from place called Moggio and arrived at Pian d’Artavaggio.This is the place you cannot help singing the theme song of ‘Heidi’ (Japanese animation–famous…
Moon Theatre
I saw one advert about the ballet ‘Swan Lake’ in the centre of Milan and booked a ticket online.I thought it would be in the centre somewhere, but in fact it was outside…
JR Rail Pass
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. This time the destination of my travel was Japan. I did not have the time to settle myself down in Tokyo in the house of my close...
Shopping at the market
On the first day we started ‘living’ in Syracuse, a town in the south eastern part of Sicily in Italy, we went shopping at the wet market. Crossing the bridge from the new...
Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds
We love exploring new destinations and the journey is often as exciting as the arrival. While we are currently updating our archives on airlines and flight experiences, we look forward to sharing more insights on...
Nizza Monferrato
On the day we went to Piedmont with my Japanese friend, after eating a great lunch, we moved on to Nizza Monferrato. She read a novel recently that was set in this...
from St Ives to Dartmoor
The morning view in St Ives in Cornwall, south west England was very beautiful, too. The place where there had been many boats in the sea on the day before was land...
We ate horse meat
We ate horse meat in Parma in Italy. We went to a restaurant called Osteria dello Singaro which had a good reputation in the internet site.
Tasty things
This is a dessert we had in Yalta. There is some cherry inside the skin and you dip into the honey sauce. They called it Variniki. Other thing I ate and...
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...
