That night
After a full day of sightseeing in Marrakesh, Morocco, we went to a bar called La Pergola where we could enjoy alcohol. As I’ve mentioned many times before, in Morocco, alcohol has been…
Ourika Valley
Madrasa and lunch
The last stop on our guided walking tour in Marrakesh, Morocco, was the Ben Youssuf Madrasa, a former religious school. Entry cost 50 dirhams (approximately 4.70 euros). Founded in the mid-16th century and…
Walking through the hustle and bustle of the souk
After leaving the Bahia Palace on our walking tour in Marrakesh, Morocco, we walked through the bustling souk for a while. According to our guide, Youssuf, the souk used to be clearly divided…
Looking at the bottom of the sea
In the small town of Marzamemi in the south of Sicily in Italy, we went on a glass boat trip. This was our second glass boat this year following the one…
Empire State Building in the clouds
In New York, we went up the Empire State Building. It was the third time for me actually, but my husband who was visiting New York and even the USA for the…
Visconti village
We went on a day trip from Milan in Italy to a village called Grazzano Visonti in Emilia-Romagna. Speaking of Visconti, it is the family who had great power mainly in Milan in…
Relaxed in a Jazz bar in Kobe
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Our friend Okazawa-san accompanied us in Kobe city. It is only half an hour by train from Osaka. Kobe is a city near the mountain and the...
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...
Vietnam Airlines
According to company’s official website, the history of Vietnam Airlines dates back to January 1956 when the Vietnam Civil Aviation Department was established by the Government, marking the birth of the civil aviation industry in...
Castiglione Olona and the Alpini
This winter in Northern Italy was full of rainy days, which made me gloomy. We had just moved from gloomy England to Italy, where everyone think it has bright sunshine. So, on occasional...
Thanks to our ‘angel’
We spent a whole month in February this year with my elderly mother in Japan. On this day, the whole family (mum, my sister and her husband and us) was supposed to travel...
A posh restaurant at first sight
On the second evening in Santiago in Chile, we went to a restaurant called Liguria which was recommended by our tour leader. According to him, many of the expats living in Santiago...
Excellent Egg Tart
This is a photo of the egg tarts I ate at a cafe in Entroncamento station in Portugal. We left very early on the day and missed breakfast, so I ate this...
Steam train
The third train we rode in Isle of Man was a steam train which connected from Douglas, the capital city to the southenmost Port Erin. This was built in 1873 and...
