Seafood tapas restaurant
In Otranto, in the southern Italian region of Apulia, our first-choice restaurant happened to be closed for lunch on Thursdays— and it was a Thursday. My husband mentioned that the owner—or someone who…
Apulia
Something more intense than the mosaic
During our summer holiday in the Apulia region of southern Italy, we visited the towns of Maglie and Otranto the following day. We stopped in Maglie because we had read that it featured…
Back in Lecce
After visiting a beautiful church in Galatina—a town in the Salento region of Apulia, southern Italy—we had lunch at a restaurant outside of the town. However, I’m skipping the details of that meal…
King’s refuge
The last place we went with the south German castle tour was Linderhof castle. This is one of the three castles which Ludwig Ⅱ, the king of Bavarian Kingdom built. He particularly…
More sightseeing and the quiet department store
Our very busy sightseeing tour in Saint Petersburg in Russia continued. We saw a couple of red pillars called Rostral Columns on Vasilyescsky Island. I read our guide book now and found…
Summer holiday feeling
We had a walk in the town of Lipari, which is the largest in Eolian Islands in Italy. The atmosphere there was 100% summer holiday! In the main street, Corso Vittorio Emanuele, there…
The beautiful town of Akashi
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. On the second day in Osaka, after breakfast, we met a Japanese friend who lives here. His name is Mr. Okazawa and he became our guide. We...
Accessory of leaves
I found this accessory in the main street in Alberobello, southern Italy. These are real leaves and gold and silver are on top of it to make it solid. The name of the...
Viaggiare in aereo: Connettere mondi
Amiamo esplorare nuove destinazioni e il viaggio è spesso emozionante quanto l’arrivo. Mentre stiamo aggiornando i nostri archivi sulle compagnie aeree e sulle esperienze di volo, non vediamo l’ora di condividere nuovi spunti su come...
Cake in Andalucia
On the way from Granada to Ubeda by bus in Spain, we stopped at a place called Jaen for 20 minutes. We went out to the town and found a small market. Here...
At night in Ragusa
We boarded a single-car train that arrived 10 minutes late from the Modica station in Sicily. Our destination is Ragusa. It took only about 30 minutes, but it went like an old man...
Amsterdam after six years
We visited Amsterdam in the Netherlands for the first time in six years. As everyone knows, Dutch people are so big, which I realised strongly last time, and this time, too, at...
Taste of coconut
We had our last dinner in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in our tour leader’s favourite restaurant. It was a bit of a walk from Ipanema beach and I think it was called...
The town of Stonehaven and the unfortunate journey back
We walked along the coastline from Dunnottar Castle, a scenic spot in southern Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to the town of Stonehaven. There were quite a few ups and downs, but the view was great...
