Andalusian-style white town
During our year-end trip to Morocco, after leaving Tangier, we headed to Tétouan. Our car was stopped by the police twice along the way. Apparently, they randomly stop cars and check them all…
Chefchaouen
A sad Italian restaurant and a seedy bar
That evening in Tangier, a port city in northern Morocco, we looked for a restaurant called Macondo, recommended by our local guide. We soon found it and headed in without hesitation. It was…
The beautiful riad
We stayed at Riad la Maison Blanche in Tangier, an old port city in northern Morocco. On this trip, most of our accommodations were riads (traditional old mansions converted into hotels), and the…
Visiting a sake brewery again
Niigata in Japan is famous for its sake. You cannot leave here without visiting a sake brewery or two. We visited one in the past when we came here a few years…
Overlooking Bergen from Mount Floyen
This is a continuation of the day we walked in the town of Bergen, Norway (we couldn’t travel much this year in 2020 because of the Covid-19, so I am looking back on…
The queue at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo
During our stay in Japan this time, we visited Akasaka Palace, the State Guest House in Tokyo. A friend of ours invited us to go together because they were exhibiting the open-top…
USSR, Moscow 1980 – 3
This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. Walking around in Moscow, we were surprised to see no foods on the shelves in the supermarket, included the famous department store called Gum. But in the hotel we...
Shopping is also a fun part of travelling
As expected, San Gimignano, a tourist destination in the Tuscany region of Italy, was very crowded. A wine festival was being held while the place was overflowing with tourists, making it even more...
All Nippon Airways
According to company’s official website, in December 1952, Japan Helicopter & Aeroplane Transports Co., Ltd was established with the goal of restoring regular air transportation services disrupted by WW II. The company started a helicopter...
Nizza Monferrato
On the day we went to Piedmont with my Japanese friend, after eating a great lunch, we moved on to Nizza Monferrato. She read a novel recently that was set in this...
Pleasant hotel
Unfortunately we had to give up continuing our family holiday in Kyushu in Japan. Because of that, we had to stay one night in Fukuoka. We chose “Hotel Active!” which was popular...
The clam hot pot and Daikon radish in Kameido
At the invitation of a friend of ours who lives in Tokyo, Japan, we went for a walk around Kameido, a part of downtown Tokyo, which she had never walked before, either. We...
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...
Ride a rowing boat
At night in Hoi An, an old town in Vietnam, we were invited to ride a rowing boat, so we tried. The boat was very shallow and the water was very close....
