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…
That evening’s walk
After a thorough sightseeing tour of Fez, Morocco, we took a stroll through the medina surrounding our riad that evening. Ideally, we wanted to descend the hill and return to the more traditional…
Refreshing Kizhi Island
During our cruise tour in Russia, the place I liked most was the Kizhi Island. Our boat entered Lake Onega, the second largest lake in Europe from the Svir River and went…
Colour of the houses
I noticed the vivid colours of houses in Ireland. Not only retailers but ordinary individual houses are also painted with bright colours. When they do not paint, the houses are very dull grey….
A play at a small theatre
I went to see a play at a small theatre called Southwark Playhouse in London. I had not seen a play for a long time. The title was “Who Do We Think…
Sakè in Japan
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In Italy the word sakè indicates a particular alcoholic drink typical from Japan, but the reality is not exatcly like that. In fact, in Japan the word...
the exciting bazaar in Kashgar
The bazaar in Kashgar, the town in the western part of Xinjiang in China is genuine. In Turpan a few days before, I had been disappointed at their bazaar, so this time...
Qantas Airlines
Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest domestic and international airline. Registered originally as the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited (QANTAS), Qantas is widely regarded as...
Food market
The last place we visited in our Tuscany trip was Citta di Castello in Umbria. We went there because we had heard it is a beautiful place, but when we went into...
The hotel with not enough local colours
In Munich, we stayed in Sofitel near the main station. We chose this because when I looked at the photos online, it seemed to have some local characters, though it was a...
seafood and shopping
After the very long walk from the Rock in Gibraltar down to the town, we got really tired and really hungry. Because we were at the seaside, we wanted to eat seafood...
Ate too much
We went to a restaurant called Taverna Toscana in Sansepolcro in Italy, which was recommended by the hotel manager. This is a butcher as well and they say that if you want...
To unknown Tuscany
Our journey in Italy continues. We wanted to go to Tuscany for the first time in a while, but as we learned from our trip to Lake Como in April, famous places were...
