The problem in Paris this time
Almost every trip to Paris, France, presents some kind of problem. Trains are convenient for travelling from Milan to Paris. However, in early May, the Gare de Lyon, the Paris train station, was…
Paris
The nature of Colico and a simple restaurant
For lunch that day, we had a reservation at Trattoria Posallo, a restaurant on the outskirts of Colico, a town at the northern end of Lake Como in northern Italy. As usual, my…
And so the journey comes to an end
Our year-end trip to Morocco has finally come to an end. By the time we returned to Marrakesh from our excursion to Essaouira, it was already getting dark, and we were caught in traffic that…
Surprised to see a festival in the neighbourhood
When we went out to a supermarket as usual in one weekend in early August, we found a great many people gathering in front of a church. Everybody was wearing colourful cosutumes…
Town of Scilla
We went all the way from Roccella Jonica in southern Italy, by train, to a town called Scilla. The railway station was near the beach and from there we could see…
Sound of hitting wooden board
There is also a gorgeous monastery in Sinaia in Romania. When we arrived, we heard a sound of something hitting a wooden board. I wondered if it was a noise of some…
Visiting an exhibition of Ukiyo-e
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. A lot of people in Italy know the artist Katsushika Hokusai and his works, for example “the wave” or “36 views of mount Fuji”. They are on...
Lapis lazuli
One of the things I was looking forward to in this South America tour was ‘stones’. Chile is the one of the major sources of Lapis Lazuli. This stone has an ultramarine...
Tasting
In our short family holiday, we went to a sake brewery in Boso area in Chiba prefecture in Japan.It was called “Sommelier House Sakasho-no-Yakata”.I was imagining a very old establishment like the...
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 nearby restaurant
The day we went to Chartres in France was very cold. When we are hungry, we feel even colder, don’t we. So after visiting the cathedral, we went straight to the nearby...
World Oldest Distellery
he first destination of the 5 day bus tour I joined in Ireland was the oldest distillery in the world.Of course it was in the morning.Whisky is more famous in Scotland, but Irish...
Ride a rowing boat
At night in Hoi An, an old town in Vietnam, we were invited to ride a rowing boat, so we tried. The boat was very shallow and the water was very close....
