Edinburgh
Art Museum and Wine Bar

Art Museum and Wine Bar

Next in Edinburgh, Scotland, we visited the National Gallery. Looking back, I realised it had been a full eleven years since our last visit—not five, as I had thought. It is a museum...

Edinburgh

Have to go there at least once

We revisited the Whiski Bar in Edinburgh, Scotland—a place we’d always felt we simply *had* to visit. We remembered it was located on the Royal Mile, so we found it quite quickly. We…

Edinburgh

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…

Jedburgh

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…

Apulia

Church is Trulli, too

When you go up the main slope of Alberobello in southern Italy, at the end you will find a church of Trulli style called Sant’Antonio.Apparently the hight of the dome is 19.8…

Stepantsminda (Kazbegi)

To Gergeti Trinity Church

The most famous picture of Georgia, the country in Caucasus, is the view of Gergeti Trinity Church, seen from Kazbegi village. We, too, came all the way into the mountains to see…

Romania

Bran Castle

Bran Castle is one of the most famous castles in the world. The reason why is that it is supposed to be Dracula’s castle. But the model of Dracula, Vlad Ⅲ never…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Eat Italian food in Tokyo

This is my friend, Bangly's posting. Usually when I travel I like to be totally absorbed in local customs, so I eat only local foods because foods are one of the forms of...
airlines
Airlines

Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds

We love exploring new destinations and the journey is often as exciting as the arrival. While we are currently updating our archives on airlines and flight experiences, we look forward to sharing more insights on...
food
Food

Not bad English wine, etc.

The restaurant we booked in Margate, a seaside town in southeastern England, was named Buoy and Oyster. We were guided to a seat by the window indoors, from which we could see the...
hotels
Hotels

To spend the year-end and New Year holidays

We spent the year-end and New Year holidays in Portugal. We are much more free than last year when we couldn’t go anywhere because of the Covid-19 crisis. This is thanks to the...
food
Restaurants

Enjoyable and good foods

There is a lovely restaurant in the aquarium called Oceanografico in Valencia in Spain. The name of the restaurant is Submarino. The speciality here is the setting. The restaurant space is surrounded...
food
Food

Tartina

We tried Tartina in Milan, in Italy, this time. This is a small dish with a small amount of food on the bread, as you can see in the photo. It...
transports
Transports

The Funiclar in Bergamo

Bergamo is about one hour by train from Milan.There are two parts in this town, one is on the hill and the other is at the foot of the hill.The old part is...