The woes of low-cost airlines
We suddenly decided to fly from our home in northern Italy to London, England to do some errand. Regular airlines were surprisingly expensive, so we decided to fly with low-cost airline Ryanair. Low-cost…
London
Lunch in Nervi
While strolling around Nervi in Liguria, northern Italy, we sat on a bench just as the main street neared its end. And my husband started searching online for a place to grab a…
Stop at Nervi
On our way back from Santa Margherita Ligure in Liguria, northern Italy, we stopped off at Genoa Nervi, a railway station on the way. I knew the name of the town because it…
Guinness is Irish symbol
This is inside of Guiness Storehouse, a museum/attraction of Guinness. The main building is a huge pint glass shape and there are a lot of interesting gadgets all over the place. They must…
Surprised at the magnificent museum
When we went up the slopes in Coimbra in Portugal, the rain started. During this holiday, the weather was changeable all the time. We found a museum there, so we went in…
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,…
USSR, Moscow 1980 – 3
This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. Walking around in Moscow, we were surprised to see no foods on the shelves in the supermarket, included the famous department store called Gum. But in the hotel we...
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,...
Iberia
Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A., commonly known as Iberia, is the flag carrier airline of Spain. Based in Madrid, it operates an international network of services from its main bases of Madrid-Barajas Airport and...
Revisiting the cake shop in Sintra
We came down into the town from the Pena Palace on the outskirts of Sintra, Portugal. After all, we were hungry, so we didn’t look for anything and went straight to a bakery...
The accommodation and our first meal
For our summer holiday in Ischia, Italy, we stayed at Airbnb. For the past four years, we have always chosen Airbnb for long-term stays. The Airbnb we chose in Forio, Ischia, was the...
the bridge and the oysters on Prince Edward Island
The last place we visited during our taxi tour on Prince Edward Island in Canada was Confederation Bridge which connects the island and the mainland. This is about 13 km bridge...
Potato sausage
I continue talking about German foods.This one is 'potato sausage' I ate in a town called Herrstein.The very slim waitress, whom I cannot imagine she eats this kind of heavy foods, said 'It...
chaos of the port
The last destination of our holiday in Colombia was Isla Grande, one of the Rosario Islands which is about 35 km south west of Cartagena. This archipelago is made up of 27...
