Lombardy
This is our only choice in Clusone

This is our only choice in Clusone

We visited Clusone in Northern Italy for my husband’s Tai Chi event. We had a reservation for lunch at a restaurant called Commercio Mas-Ci’. We had actually visited this restaurant in June and...

Crete

Finish our holiday at the Venetian Fortress

After enjoying lunch in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, we decided to explore the area. Since our return flight was late that day, we still had time. After considering the museum and the beach, we…

Crete

Dining in Heraklion

Well, our summer holiday in Agios Nikolaos in eastern Crete, Greece, has finally come to an end. After checking out of our Airbnb, we took a taxi to Heraklion, where the airport is…

Japan

Inside the house

We went into the houses of Gassho style (houses with large steep thatched roof) in Shirakawago in Japan. Kanda’s and Wada’s are open to the public with the charge of 300 yen each.

Aomori

A short visit to Aomori prefecture

On the second day of our family trip to the northern Japan, we went into Aomori prefecture from Iwate prefecture. Well, it was a short stay, though. We had a look at…

Madrid

To Extremadura though Madrid

We went to Spain again, and this time to spent the year-end and New Year holidays. The destination is Extremadura, which is close to the border with Portugal. We chose here, because we…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Moscow-USSR-4

This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. There were some small things that impressed me in Moscow, because things were different from the west: One of these was that the newspapers were basically free and a...
shopping
Shopping

Pendant of the Byzantine Era

This is the pendant I bought in Lefkara village in Cyprus. This village is famous for its lace making, but their silverwork has got a long history, too. Once upon a time,...
airlines
Airlines

Eastern China Airlines

According to company’s official website, China Eastern Air Holding Company, headquartered in Shanghai, is one of the three largest major air transport companies in China. The company (formerly China Eastern Airlines established in 1988), was...
food
Food

Brunch

We wanted to have a nice lunch as our last meal in Helsinki on Sunday, and looked for two restaurants listed in the guide book, but both of them were closed. So,...
hotels
Hotels

A modern hotel in Bologna

The hotel in Bologna was I Portici. This was a very modern hotel in white all over. The atmosphere did not tell anything about the town, but very comfortable and location was excellent....
food
Restaurants

Meal in the village

We searched for a restaurant where we could have lunch in Pre Saint Didier, a village in the Valle d’Aosta region in the north western corner of Italy. We wandered around looking for...
food
Food

I tried Mate tea in Iguazu

Our tour leader, who was English but an expert on the life in South America, was drinking Mate all the time from the start of our travels. He had his own cup...
transports
Transports

From Oporto to Coimbra

Our destination this time were Coimbra and Monsanto in Portugal.We flew to Oporto and went from the airport to the train station called Campanha by 'Metro'.At the Metro station in the airport,...