Feeling déjà vu in Santa Margherita Ligure
We had a short trip to Liguria in Northern Italy for the first time in a while. This time, our destination was Santa Margherita Ligure, a place we’d never been to before. After…
Liguria
In Novara, where we went to see the ballet
Novara, located in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, is not well known, but it has many attractions, including a tall domed church and medieval buildings. And for a provincial city, it’s home…
Dining at the monastery
My husband told me he’d made a reservation at a restaurant inside the monastery, so I was very curious to see what kind of simple food I’d be served. The Torba Monastery is…
Henley on Thames in a cold day
In a very cold day, we visited Henley-on-Thames, a very English town on the Thames river. Here they have a famous regatta in summer and it has got a wealthy atmosphere. In the…
The magnificent view of Dunnottar Castle
After having a meal at a restaurant in the countryside of Stonehaven in southern Aberdeenshire, which was our excursion from Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, we took a taxi to visit Dunnottar Castle,…
Interesting limited express “Yufuin no Mori No.5”
During our short holiday in Kyushu in Japan, after enjoying Kumamoto, we parted from our friend who was going back to Fukuoka, we headed for Yufuin, the hot spring resort in Oita…
Udon of Kagawa
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Kagawa prefecture in Japan is famous for its Udon (kind of noodles prepared with flour of wheat). According to my Japanese friend, Udon that you can find...
Blue John and Haircut
On the last day of our short holiday in Lincoln, the city in the middle of England, we went into a jewellery shop that had interested me during our stay. The reason...
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, headquartered at Atatūrk Airport in Istanbul. According to company’’s official website, on 20th may 1933, the “State Airlines Administration” operating under the supervision of the...
dishes of Rome
We got up very early again, this time to go to Rome. This was the first time I had been to Fiumicino Airport in Rome in 35 years, though we went through there for transit...
Pintxo breakfast
We stayed in a hotel called Tryp Bilbao Arenal in the old town of Bilbao in Spain.It is a quite ordinary three star hotel, but the location was very good.At the...
Our priority was lunch
We only stayed one night in Zafra, a town in the western part of Spain, and returned to Caceres in the afternoon of this day. We had a reservation for the 3:35pm bus,...
The restaurant with good piglet meal
On the first night, we wanted to go to the restaurant listed in our guide book, but that one was fully booked.A woman there pointed ” That one is good” and it...
Eurostar was smooth
I took Eurostar from London to Paris this time.It was a smooth journey without any problems.It is nice to find yourself in the middle of the city when you arrive there, which is...
