Casablanca
The main attraction here

The main attraction here

For our End of the Year and New Year’s trip to Morocco, we left Fez and headed to Casablanca. I wondered why the agent had planned such a roundabout itinerary, considering Casablanca is...

Fez

That evening’s walk

After a thorough sightseeing tour of Fez, Morocco, we took a stroll through the medina surrounding our riad that evening. Ideally, we wanted to descend the hill and return to the more traditional…

Fez

About famous tanneries, etc.

Our stroll through the souks of Fez, Morocco, continued. Along the way, we passed the mausoleum dedicated to Moulay Idris, the founder of this town. Apparently, you can offer your prayers from outside…

Fez

Walking through the souk

The medina of Fez, Morocco, is said to be one of the world’s largest labyrinthine old cities. The impression is that most of it is a souk (market). Although it is divided into…

Brazil

Very modern museum

This is the photo of the brand-new museum called the ‘Museum of Tomorrow’ in Praca Maua in Rio de Janeiro. It was opened to the public only about 20 days before we…

Meknes

My husband’s illness and repair work

Leaving the blue city of Chefchaouen in Morocco, we headed to the ancient city of Meknes. I had also visited here 30 years ago. I had such a good impression of it then…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Mount Konpira

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Before leaving the town of Kotohira, our aim was climbing up the mount Konpira and visiting the temple located on the peak. The path was quite difficult...
shopping
Shopping

Pendant of the Byzantine Era

This is the pendant I bought in Lefkara village in Cyprus. This village is famous for its lace making, but their silverwork has got a long history, too. Once upon a time,...
airlines
Airlines

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...
food
Food

Excellent ale

We had a rest in a pub in Chipping Campden in Cotswolds, England. The pub served foods, but because we had to go further, we just had a half pint of local...
hotels
Hotels

Quite good B&B

In Sarajevo, I stayed in a hotel called Kandilj Pansion.I do not know how you pronounce it.It is too small to call it a hotel with about 10 rooms.It was convenient, located...
food
Restaurants

Meal at Piraeus Port

A friend of ours came back from visiting the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, and we went out together to a restaurant in Piraeus Port. My husband found this restaurant online and we...
food
Food

Vineyard

On the way back from Valparaiso to Santiago in Chile, we stopped at a vineyard. This area is called Casablanca Valley and it is the famous wine region in the country. I...
transports
Transports

The wind called Libeccio

During our summer holiday in Syracuse, Sicily, we took a boat trip around the area. We had a reservation at 3:00 pm, and when we went there, we found that we were...