Liguria
Feeling déjà vu in Santa Margherita Ligure

Feeling déjà vu in Santa Margherita Ligure

We had a short trip to Liguria in Northern Italy for the first time in a while. This time, our destination was Santa Margherita Ligure, a place we’d never been to before. After...

Piedmont

In Novara, where we went to see the ballet

Novara, located in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, is not well known, but it has many attractions, including a tall domed church and medieval buildings. And for a provincial city, it’s home…

Lombardy

Dining at the monastery

My husband told me he’d made a reservation at a restaurant inside the monastery, so I was very curious to see what kind of simple food I’d be served. The Torba Monastery is…

Lombardy

The spectacular St. Peter’s Church

The reason we decided to go to Pizzighettone in Lombardy, Italy, on this day was because we had seen a photo of this extravagant church, St. Peter’s Church. I had never seen a…

Italy

Wonderful Lunch at Manarola

I was going to go to the another town in Cinque Terre before lunch, but because the train was limited, I had to spend more time in Manarola.But that was absolute fortunate! I…

Brazil

Hippie Market

On the last day of our stay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, we went to the Hippie Market in Praca General Osorio in Ipanema first. This was my last chance to buy…

Japan

Morning market in Wajima

Next morning, we went to the famous morning market in Wajima on the Noto Peninsula in Japan. There were many stalls of women, mainly selling seafood in one shopping street. They called…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

In Moscow 1980

This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. When we landed at the Moscow airport in April 1980, at the passport control we we found the officials wearing uniforms, with no smiles or no expressions. They looked...
shopping
Shopping

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...
airlines
Airlines

Air France

Air France (formally Société Air France, S.A.), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the French flag carrier headquartered in Tremblay-en-France (north of Paris). The airline’s global hub is at Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport. According to the...
food
Food

The bread

Altamura in southern Italy is famous for its bread, though I did not know until I read that in my guide book when I planned this short holiday.It is recognised as Protected designation...
hotels
Hotels

Mirror coridor in the hotel

This time, I stayed in a hotel called Colomba D'oro in Verona, which is situated just behind the Piazza where the famous Arena is.The location was wonderful.The hotel itself has very traditional atmosphere,...
food
Restaurants

This is our only choice in Clusone

We visited Clusone in Northern Italy for my husband’s Tai Chi event. We had a reservation for lunch at a restaurant called Commercio Mas-Ci’. We had actually visited this restaurant in June and...
transports
Transports

For the first time in 16 years

This year, we took our summer holiday early and went to Crete, Greece, for the first time in 16 years. We based ourselves in Agios Nikolaos, a town on the eastern side of...