Year-end feast
It was New Year’s Eve while staying in Sorrento in southern Italy. We headed to a restaurant called Donna Sofia, which we had booked in advance. I dressed up a little, but this…
Sorrento
Pompeii is amazing
(This is my husband’s post for the first time in a long time!) I went to Pompeii for the first time, though I am Italian. My wife who is Japanese had already been there,…
Go back by boat
On the day we took an excursion to Amalfi while staying in Sorrento in southern Italy, we walked around the town after a delicious lunch. Amalfi has one main street lined with shops,…
Urchin salad
This is the photo of urchin salad.It was just sea urchins.I love sea urchin, so it was a feast for me.I ate this at a restaurant called Allou Gialou on the Kini…
Copernicus
Another thing I learned during the walking tour in Gdansk in Poland was that Copernicus, the famous astronomer with his heliocentric model, was also a Catholic priest. He was born in Torun…
Into the clouds
The second historical and pretty train we took in Isle of Man was Snaefell Mountain Railway. It goes from Laxey up to the top of Snaefell, the only mountain in the…
Meditate in a Zen garden
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in Kansai area I had the opportunity to visit the temple Ryoan-ji in Kyoto, which has one of the most important Zen gardens in...
Central Market that I hadn’t noticed before
We entered the Central Market in Florence, Italy for the first time. I’ve been to Florence many times since I was young, but I’ve never been here because I was distracted by the...
Korean Air
The air transport industry in Korea was initially formed with the establishment of Korea National Airlines (KNA), a private company in 1948. However, as a result of insufficient demand for air traffic, its inability to...
Georgia is the Birthplace of Wine
I continue talking about our sightseeing tour in Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia. We walked down from the hill where the Nariqala Fortress is situated towards the area of the...
B&B or hotel
We stayed in a hotel called Kingfisher Lodge in Killarney in Ireland. According to my guide book, it belongs to the category of B&B, though there are quite a few rooms and I...
Dress was not needed
This holiday in Sorrento, southern Italy, was over the New Year’s holiday, so just to be safe, we made reservations in advance for lunch on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. However, on...
Guinness is Irish symbol
This is inside of Guiness Storehouse, a museum/attraction of Guinness. The main building is a huge pint glass shape and there are a lot of interesting gadgets all over the place. They must...
Crossing to Gozo by the ferry
I went over to Gozo, the sencond island of Malta.Before my travelling to Malta, I had read somewhere that there was a helicopter service between the islands.I was looking forward to it, but...
