To Ischia via Naples
This year’s summer holiday was modest, only one week on the island of Ischia in southern Italy. I know that might be frowned upon by people who can’t take long vacations. Ischia is…
Ischia
Sightseeing boat in a storm
In Mantua, Northern Italy, we also took a sightseeing boat. We made a reservation in advance for a boat that goes around the three lakes surrounding the city. We had made a reservation…
Satisfying town of Mantua
After enjoying Palazzo Te in the historic city of Mantua in northern Italy, we stopped by the remains of a church called Tempio Leon Battista Alberti on the way back to the old…
Osaka castle
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. One of the most important touristic attraction in the city of Osaka is its castle. It was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the three people who…
The Garden of the Palace of Venaria
One of the highlights of the Palace of Venaria in Piedmont in Italy is its garden. It is huge, with 50 hectares of land and there are snowy mountains of the Alps…
Pink House
In Buenos Aires there is a Pink House and it is literally pink. In Spanish it is called Casa Rosada and it is the official residence of the President of Argentina. The…
Meditate in a Zen garden
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in Kansai area I had the opportunity to visit the temple Ryoan-ji in Kyoto, which has one of the most important Zen gardens in...
A big impulse shopping
After enjoying the museum in Chiprovtsi, a carpet-weaving town in northwestern Bulgaria, we returned to our hotel. I wanted to buy a kilim woven by the owner of the inn, Ilya’s mother, as...
United Airlines
United Airlines is one of the most important Airlines in U.S.A. According to company’s official web site, in 1926 United Airline’s first flight of mail was flown by T. Warney from Washington to Nevada. It...
Foods at roadside
After being disappointed by the soup we had in a cafe within the Prague castle and when we were walking towards the old town, we found this hand-made crisps on the road....
to Prince Edward Island
After staying in Montreal in Canada for three nights, we moved to Prince Edward Island. We had lunch at Montreal Airport because for an airport, there were some good restaurants there....
Our short holiday, the last was Bistecca alla Fiorentina
It was a short trip to Florence, Italy for only 2 nights, but it was a fulfilling trip. However, what we hadn’t achieved until the very end was to eat Bistecca alla Fiorentina....
Japanese Green tea
Standard Method for making Japanese Green tea. Put tea leaves in the teapot. Pour hot water into the teapot over tea leaves. Soak a while, then pour th tea out into teacups. Please don’t leave...
Water Taxi
From the central station in Milan, in Italy, we took a fast train called Frecciabianca to Venice. The last time I went there was three years ago, but it was the first...
