Marrakesh
A disappointing riad

A disappointing riad

Our Morocco trip has finally reached Marrakesh, our final base. Marrakesh is the most bustling and chaotic city we’ve visited so far. As we entered the city, the traffic was extremely chaotic. Motorcycles...

Casablanca

Its only redeeming feature is its spaciousness

In Casablanca, Morocco, we stayed in a regular hotel for the first time on this trip. Up until then (and going forward), we had always stayed in riads. The hotel was the Melliber…

Casablanca

Inside a modern, massive mosque

The tour of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco, has begun. The young man who guided us in English was very capable and interesting. Hassan II was the father of the current…

Casablanca

The main attraction here

For our End of the Year and New Year’s trip to Morocco, we left Fez and headed to Casablanca. I wondered why the agent had planned such a roundabout itinerary, considering Casablanca is…

Turkey

Surprising belly dancer

 After the lunch in the boat trip in Cesme, Turkey, there was an announcement. Then everybody cheered and looked at the back of the boat with expectation. We did not understand the announcement…

Gibraltar

Dolphin watching

On the second day in Gibraltar, we decided to join the dolphin watching boat tour called Dolphin Adventure. My husband loves dolphins. We went down to the reception at the hotel to…

Turkey

Buy some pottery

 The tour of Cappadocia, Turkey took us to a pottery shop in Avanos. There is a river called Red River in Avanos, and they use the soil from the river  to make the pottery….

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Relaxed in a Jazz bar in Kobe

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Our friend Okazawa-san accompanied us in Kobe city. It is only half an hour by train from Osaka. Kobe is a city near the mountain and the...
shopping
Shopping

Eye of Naxos

This is a photo of ” Eye of Naxos “. The tour guide had a pendant and earrings and they were on my mind during the tour. They were sold a...
airlines
Airlines

Korean Air

The air transport industry in Korea was initially formed with the establishment of Korea National Airlines (KNA), a private company in 1948. However, as a result of insufficient demand for air traffic, its inability to...
food
Food

Shopska Salad

This dish is called Shopska Salad, which we ate many times in Macedonia. In Japan it is introduced as a Bulgarian dish. It is the same thing. A simple salad with pieces of...
hotels
Hotels

How about staying in a gorgeous villa?

I went to a gorgeous house called Villa San Carlo Borromeo in Senago near Milan, Italy.It is a hansom building in a huge garden.The history of this building starts in 16th century, but...
food
Restaurants

“I told you” restaurant

On the day when we got very hungry after working hard for the Photomarathon in Rome in Italy, we searched on the internet for a good restaurant serving the great foods...
food
Food

The Beef and Sake in Murakami

We visited Murakami City in the Niigata prefecture with our friends who live in Niigata city. On the day, it was raining hard in Kanto, where we started, and we wanted to take...
transports
Transports

rickshaw ride in Yufuin

It was another fine day on our second day in Yufuin, the hot spring resort in Oita prefecture in Kyushu in Japan. The shuttle bus run by the accommodation took us to...