This old castle is a hidden gem
The next morning in Edinburgh, Scotland, it was raining. And it wasn’t just a drizzle; it was a proper downpour. We had decided to visit Craigmillar Castle—a spot my husband found online—so we…
Edinburgh
The Perfect Skeleton Abbey
On a day trip from Edinburgh to Melrose, Scotland, I noticed that the bus we boarded at the Tweedbank railway station was bound for Jedburgh. It suddenly occurred to me that Jedburgh was…
Enjoying our return visit to Melrose
On a short trip to Edinburgh, Scotland, we decided to visit Melrose, a town in the Scottish Borders, the following day. Just like last time, we travelled by train and bus. We first…
A return visit to Bamburgh, and the border
After boarding a minibus in Alnwick, a town in Northumberland, England, on a tour, I fell fast asleep. So, I don’t know what explanations were given, or if there were any, but when…
Kiunkaku
During our family trip to Atami in Japan, we visited Kiunkaku, a tangible cultural propaty of Atami city. This building and a garden were built by shipping magnate in 1919 and moved…
Cave church here, too
This year I saw quite a few cave churches, in Macedonia, in Ukraine and now in Matera in south Italy. When the Turkish Empire had a strong power, a lot of Christian monks must…
Excursion to Nara
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in Osaka we decided to go to Nara for one day. Nara was the first capital of Japan. It took us almost one hour...
Talked with a woman at an amber stall
At one end of the market, Kalnciems Fair which was held outside of old town of Riga, there was a stall where a woman was selling the rough stone of...
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...
Massandra Wine
After walking in the crowded town of Yalta at night, we went into the hotel restaurant to try Massandra Wine. It is the local wine and very famous around here. It...
Lovely hotel and town walk
Zafra, a town in Extremadura, Spain, is an Andalusian-like white town, so much so that it is sometimes called “Little Seville”. We stayed one night at Hotel Plaza Grande, a hotel located...
Lovely Playful Restaurant
The first restaurant we went to in Lviv in western Ukraine was very interesting. First, it was very difficult to find it because it is inside a building that you would not imagine has...
Seafood on the lake shore
On the day I went to Lake Iseo in north Italy, I had seafood lunch.It is not quite right to eat seafoods on the lake shore, but it was excellent, so I wanted...
A lovely hotel in Budapest where we went to by a propeller plane
We had a short trip from Milan, Italy to Budapest, Hungary. First, let’s talk about the flight at that time. I was surprised when we arrived at the gate. There were only a ...
