Walking through the souk
The medina of Fez, Morocco, is said to be one of the world’s largest labyrinthine old cities. The impression is that most of it is a souk (market). Although it is divided into…
Fez
A beige-coloured medina and a messy pottery shop
Our next stop on our Fez, Morocco sightseeing trip was a hilltop with a magnificent view. On this hilltop stood the Borj Nord fortress, built in the 16th century. At the time, Portugal…
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,…
The walking tour in Alghero: corals and Cannonau
I continue talking about the walking tour in Alghero, the town in the north western Sardinia in Italy. We started outside of the city wall and went inside the wall to Piazza…
Miramare Castle
This castle situated outside of Trieste in Italy is facing the sea and looks similar to “Swallow’s Nest”, a castle in Cremea Peninsula in the Black Sea.This Miramare Castle was built by…
Garachico and the Dragon Tree
After coming down from Mount Teide, the highest mountain in Spain, our tour went up to the north of Tenerife and stopped at a restaurant on the hill, where we could look…
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...
a great time at the market in Urumchi
We went to Urumchi by bus from Turpan in China. Again the bus was a clunker and it took about 5 hours. On the way, I saw the scar from the flood...
Swiss International Airlines
According to official we site, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) serves 69 destinations (winter schedule 2012/13) in 37 countries all over the world from its Zurich hub and the further Swiss international airports of Basel...
Sardines
After crossing Vizcaya Bridge in Getxo in Spain, we walked on and on to find the restaurant which the leaflet we got from the hotel recommended.It was just next to the...
Alcázar is now a hotel
Next in Zafra, a town in western Spain, we went to Alcázar. Alcázar means a castle or a fort, and our guidebook describes it as a “castle”, but it seems more appropriate to...
Dining at a restaurant for the first time in a long time
In England, long lockdown regulations have been gradually relaxed, and eating out is finally allowed. At this point when we were in Brighton, we were still limited to outdoor tables, but for us...
Representative of Sicilian sweet
The Lipari island is about one hour from the main Sicily by hovercraft.So the sweets there are mainly Sicilian.I had this Cannolo in a small wine shop/restaurant called Essepiu' Enoteche.I looked up and...
sea and donkeys in Lindos
In Lindos, the old town in Rhodes in Greece when we arrived at the top of the hill where the Acropolis was, we could see the magnificent view of the sea. On one side, we...
