Because a wooden one would be too heavy
Continuing our tour of churches in Lecce, in the Puglia region of Southern Italy. After the Duomo, we visited the Church of Santa Chiara, which dates back to the 15th century. I was…
Lecce
A town that had as many as 120 churches
Lecce, in the Puglia region of Southern Italy, is said to have once been home to as many as 120 churches. I learned this while participating in a walking tour (costing €20, per…
Swim in the sea, round one
A summer holiday wouldn’t be complete without a trip to the beach. We headed to Baia dei Turchi, a beach located about 5.5 kilometres along the coast from Otranto, in the Apulia region…
Surprising Blue of Lake Tazawa
This time in Japan, we travelled to Akita Prefecture with our family. It was in the middle of special Golden Week (from the end of April to early May, when there are many national holidays…
Soprano
We saw a poster saying that there was a concert of three sopranos at 9 pm at Petra Zoranica Square just next to the “5 wells” Square in Zadar, Croatia. So…
Clientele looked posh in this restaurant
We went to a restaurant called Al Conte Ugolino in Milan, not too far from the Duomo. It was founded in 1935. The interior was not so much different from others, but the customers…
Excursion to Nara
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in Osaka we decided to go to Nara for one day. Nara was the first capital of Japan. It took us almost one hour...
Our shopping during this holiday
The trip to Andalusia, Spain is finally towards the end. After descending from Seville Cathedral, we went to the indoor craft market we saw the day before. The building, named Mercado de Artisania,...
Viaggiare in aereo: Connettere mondi
Amiamo esplorare nuove destinazioni e il viaggio è spesso emozionante quanto l’arrivo. Mentre stiamo aggiornando i nostri archivi sulle compagnie aeree e sulle esperienze di volo, non vediamo l’ora di condividere nuovi spunti su come...
Italian magic
I came back to Italy.Last time, it was bitterly cold, but now the sun is out and the sky is wonderful blue.Soon after landing, I started feeling happiness, but the crucial moment came...
Lovely hotel
The Apollonian Palace Hotel in Ermoupoli in Syros was wonderful. We booked the room called Delux Sea View, which ...
Café with a great view
While staying in Agios Nikolaos in eastern Crete, Greece, we went to a highly rated café my husband found online that evening. As we discovered, its selling point was its location. Gioma is...
Plenty of butter
As soon as we arrived in Sansia by train and bus from Taipei, our Taiwanese friend said ' we have to eat this in Sansia' and took us to one shop selling Bull Horn...
Punting in Canterbury
The name of the river running through Canterbury in the south of England is the River Stour. It is a narrow river like a canal, and on the river they were offering...
