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…
Lombardy
This time, a taxi tour
New Year’s Day on the island of Capri in southern Italy. After getting off the tourist boat, we thought we’d have a coffee at a cafe, but the only shop open was not…
We did not plan to go, but..
It was a nice day for New Year’s in Sorrento, southern Italy. So, although we hadn’t planned on going to Capri, we went. It may seem disrespectful to Capri, which is ranked 14th…
Ferris wheel
When we were walking in Brighton, the seaside town in England, a middle aged man started talking to us. He said “Turn that corner and …
Performance by the guards
On our second day in Athens, Greece, my friend headed for the Acropolis and we headed for Lycavittus Hill. We had been to the Acropolis before, but it wasn’t something we wanted to…
The rest of the Hell in Beppu
In Beppu in Oita in Japan, we did the “Hell Tour”, which means visiting 7 places called Jigoku (hells) where the hot springs well up. 5 of them were in Kannawa Onsen…
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...
Myth and accessory
On the second day of our trip in Basque country in Spain, we went to San Sebastian by bus. When we were walking towards the old town, I found a lovely...
Aeroflot airlines
Aeroflot – Russian airline, commonly known as Aeroflot, is the flag carrier of the Russian federation. The carrier operates domestic and international passenger services, mainly from its hub at Sheremetyevo International Airport. According to them...
seeking Porceddu
There are many kinds of great seafood in Sardinia in Italy, but also they have unique meat dishes. The most famous one is Porceddu which is a whole roasted suckling piglet. I...
Lovely hotel we stayed in Helsinki in Finland
We stayed in a hotel called Hotelli Seurahuone, in Helsinki, Finland. It is close to the railway station. When we arrived at the last stop of the airport bus, we could see it...
Flooding sake
A glass was in a square wooden measuring cup which was on a small plate. She poured the local sake generously. The sake flooded out of the glass to the cooden cup...
The Seafoods in Oban were excellent!
I stayed two nights in a large house with a very good view of the sea in Oban in Highland in Scotland.As you can see, there is a Colosseum-like monument on the hill...
Station where tortoises live
We went to Atocha station from Madrid airport by taxi. It cost 30 euros and I wonder if we were cheated. The driver said “the fare from the airport to the city...
