The Perfect Skeleton Abbey
On a day trip from Edinburgh to Melrose, Scotland, I noticed that the bus we boarded at the Tweedbank railway station was bound for Jedburgh. It suddenly occurred to me that Jedburgh was…
Edinburgh
Enjoying our return visit to Melrose
On a short trip to Edinburgh, Scotland, we decided to visit Melrose, a town in the Scottish Borders, the following day. Just like last time, we travelled by train and bus. We first…
A return visit to Bamburgh, and the border
After boarding a minibus in Alnwick, a town in Northumberland, England, on a tour, I fell fast asleep. So, I don’t know what explanations were given, or if there were any, but when…
Shopping in Murano
On the second day in Venice, we went to Murano by water bus. Years ago, when I was in Venice with my parents, we fell for the agent of a glass shop…
Restaurant of the butcher
I would like to introduce a restaurant we went in London which we were very satisfied with. As you can see from their name, Macellaio Roberto Costa, it is an Italian restaurant. Mecellaio means butcher…
The symbol of a rearing horse
Lugo is a town in Emilia Romagna in Italy and it is famous as Francesco Baracca’s birth place.If you know him, you must be an expert about Italy or WW1.I did not…
In Moscow 1980
This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. When we landed at the Moscow airport in April 1980, at the passport control we we found the officials wearing uniforms, with no smiles or no expressions. They looked...
The cheese market in Chiswick
A hobby class teacher told us that a cheese market would be held in the Chiswick district in western London, so we went there. The classroom is also in this Chiswick, but for...
Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds
We love exploring new destinations and the journey is often as exciting as the arrival. While we are currently updating our archives on airlines and flight experiences, we look forward to sharing more insights on...
Conger special restaurant
A friend of ours took us to a restaurant in Nihonbashi in Tokyo called “Tamai” which is specialised in conger eel dishes. I had never eaten conger eel apart from the one...
Weekend in Lincoln
One weekend in late autumn in November, we went to an old town, Lincoln, in the middle of England. We took a crowded train from Kings Cross in London to Peterborough first,...
Meat, again
On the first evening in Buenos Aires, Argentina, we all went to a restaurant called Gran Parrilla del Plata, which was recommended by our tour leader. I think it was located on...
Simple Lunch on the Seashore of Anaga
Anaga Natural Park in Tenerife, in Spain, is as large as 14,419 hectares. There are over 120 kinds of endemic plants and animals there, apparently. The jugged mountains are the centre of...
The things you see a lot in Taiwan
I have already told you that there are numerous places to eat in Taiwan.Another thing you see a lot in this country is scooters.I had thought the biggest scooter country was Italy, but I...
