The Bahia Palace
Our next stop on our guided walking tour in Marrakesh, Morocco, was the Bahia Palace. We paid 100 dirhams (about 9 euros) per person to enter. Although it’s a magnificent mansion built in…
Marrakesh
He wasn’t a frivolous guy, he was a good guide
In Marrakesh, Morocco, we also had a local guide. The second day was dedicated to this guided tour. He arrived at our riad on time, and waiting for us was a tall man…
About Tanjia and how immediately we were taken advantage of
In Marrakesh, Morocco, after leaving our luggage at the riad, we went out for lunch. Our driver, Yousuf, had told us about a Marrakesh specialty dish called Tangia, so we searched online for…
Swan Lake, again
I saw Matthew Bourne’s “Swan Lake” at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London. It was a sensation when they showed it for the first time in 1995, because all the swans are danced…
The walking tour and sunset
After a week of staying in Syracuse, a historic town in Sicily, Italy, we participated in a free walking tour. Actually, it is more meaningful to participate in such tours as soon…
There are some sights to see, but
On the way back to the capital, Tirana, during a tour of Albania, we stopped off in Durres, a large coastal town. This wasn’t on the itinerary. Our guide was very service-minded. It’s…
Moscow-USSR-4
This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. There were some small things that impressed me in Moscow, because things were different from the west: One of these was that the newspapers were basically free and a...
Various things in Lisbon
We returned to Lisbon’s Rossio station from Sintra, Portugal, and then took a taxi to the Parliament building near our home (Airbnb). From here, we walked to Naco, a delicatessen shop that we...
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, headquartered at Atatūrk Airport in Istanbul. According to company’’s official website, on 20th may 1933, the “State Airlines Administration” operating under the supervision of the...
Excellent Egg Tart
This is a photo of the egg tarts I ate at a cafe in Entroncamento station in Portugal. We left very early on the day and missed breakfast, so I ate this...
Hotel in Toledo
We stayed in a three star hotel called Hotel Domus Plaza Zocodover in Toledo, Spain.As the name suggests, it is located in a corner of Plaza Zocodover, which is the centre of...
meal at the bullring in Antequera
During our short holiday in Andalucia in Spain, we went for the day to Antequera from Marbella where we stayed. That was because on the previous day when we visited the tourist...
Jacket Potato Restaurant
The guide on the free walking tour in Gdansk in Poland said that there are many good restaurants in the street, which starts at the Great Armoury. So we walked there and...
Modern metro
The metro in Madrid was modern compared with ones in London, Milan or Paris.The trains themselves looked relatively new and there are no graffiti like Milan trains and felt brighter than the ones...
