A disappointing riad
Our Morocco trip has finally reached Marrakesh, our final base. Marrakesh is the most bustling and chaotic city we’ve visited so far. As we entered the city, the traffic was extremely chaotic. Motorcycles…
Marrakesh
Its only redeeming feature is its spaciousness
In Casablanca, Morocco, we stayed in a regular hotel for the first time on this trip. Up until then (and going forward), we had always stayed in riads. The hotel was the Melliber…
Inside a modern, massive mosque
The tour of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco, has begun. The young man who guided us in English was very capable and interesting. Hassan II was the father of the current…
Strange new town
All over the new part of Skopje, Macedonia was under construction. They were building or renewing theatres, museums and so on, which is somewhat understandable, but the strange thing is that they were making…
New Years Eve at Bariloche
The first town we went in Argentina was Bariloche which was on Nahuel Huapi Lake. It was obvious that this town was new. Historically this place developed as a part of Chile,…
Great efforts to take this kind of photos
At last we went all the way up to the top of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame. I felt as if I did one year worth of exercise. Apparently there are 387 steps. The number of…
Kabuki show
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in the small town of Kotohira, in Japan, I had the opportunity to see a Kabuki show, thanks to my friend Shogo’s help. This...
National stone of Argentina
The things I was looking forward to in Argentina was not only meat, but also the pink gemstone called Rhodochrosite.
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...
Source of happiness
Emilia Romagna region of Italy is famous for its good foods.This time when I went to visit Torrechiara castle, I went to this restaurant called Al Mulino and enjoyed their foods very much.The...
The hotel made me think ‘where is this?’ at a glance
The hotel in Kashikojima was called Prime Resort Kashikojima and was booked by my family, so I did not know anything until I really got there.At the first glance, it did not looked like...
two excellent restaurants in Turin
The only reason we went to Turin in Italy this time was to participate in the Photomarathon. But of course we got hungry. Piedmont, where Turin is located, is well known for...
Sake and tofu meal
During our temporary return to Japan, two friends from my university days made reservations for a tour and a meal at Ozawa Sake Brewery in Okutama, Tokyo. “The sake brewery tour starts at...
At the port
We walked in Hakodate in Hokkaido, Japan following the route our guide book suggested.First, the port.Here we found a notice of a motor cruise for 1500 yen, so we took it.The passengers...
