Tangier
Accompanied by a local guide

Accompanied by a local guide

After Assilah in northern Morocco, our next stop was Tangier. We stayed overnight here. First, we visited the Caves of Hercules, which we had no interest in, and the nearby lighthouse (where the...

Assilah

Today’s lunch and the mystery of the plate

After exploring medina of Assilah, a coastal town in Morocco, it was time for lunch. We went to the restaurant recommended by our driver, Youssuf. The restaurant, called Dar Al Maghrebia, is located…

Assilah

Quiet White Maze

On our second day in Morocco, we left Rabat and headed north along the Atlantic coast to Assilah. When we entered the motorway, we passed through the toll booth using a system similar…

Rabat

The pub housed in a boat

After checking into our riad in Rabat, Morocco, we took a nap. That was because we’d been up at 3 AM that day. Waking up, we headed outside. The friendly riad staff recommended…

France

Antique market

After visiting the cathedral in Bordeaux in France, we moved to the north of the old town and visited Nortre-Dame church where …

Salamanca

Being tricked on New Year’s Eve

On New Year’s Eve in Salamanca, Spain, we spent the afternoon shopping around the shops that were still open. In our shopping list, sweets and a bottle of cava for a small celebration…

Tokyo

Kabuki, For The First Time In My Life

During our stay in Japan this time, we saw Kabuki at Kabuki-za theatre in Ginza in Tokyo for the first time in our lives. As a Japanese person, it is strange…

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...
shopping
Shopping

Carmo Convent and Sardine Shop

The weather was lovely on the third day in Lisbon in Portugal, too. Unfortunately, because of my husband’s leg injury, we could not do much sightseeing this time, but just to enjoy...
airlines
Airlines

Emirates airlines

Emirates is an airline based at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to the company’s official website, On 25th October 1985, Emirates flew its first routes out of Dubai with just two...
food
Food

Parmigiano Reggiano

Elimia Romagna in Italy is famous for its wonderful foods and one of the most well-known one is Parmigiano Reggiano (Parmesan cheese). Often used as a topping on pasta dish, but I like...
hotels
Hotels

Extensive room

This is a photo of open-air bath belonging to our room in the ryokan (Japanese style hotel). It is a hot spring bath, but because of the noise problem, it was the...
food
Restaurants

eating and sightseeing in Bologna

Because we wanted to eat the authentic Bolonese, we went to Bologna from Milan in Italy. We have not been there for some time. The restaurant we headed for was Trattoria della...
transports
Transports

Mystery of the train

When we asked the hotel staff in Bilbao how to get to San Sebastian, he said “you can get there by bus in one hour, but by train it takes nearly...