Fez
Serious Hassan

Serious Hassan

Our second day in Fez, Morocco, was packed with sightseeing. At 10:00 AM, our local guide, Hassan, picked us up at our riad. Unlike our guide in Tangier, he was a humble, serious,...

Fez

It was supposed to be a chaotic town, but…

We arrived in Fez, one of Morocco‘s major cities. First, we drove through the new city, which seemed like a very orderly metropolis. Here too, we stayed in a riad located in the…

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…

Chefchaouen

Dinner that night

On the day we stayed in Chefchaouen, the blue city of Morocco, we missed lunch, so we looked for a place to eat dinner. Initially, despite our previous experience, we tried a restaurant…

Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik has become completely touristy

I was surprised when we went out to the town of Dubrovnik in Croatia. Because it has become a tourist attraction. Last time I visited here was over 20 years ago. It was…

Portugal

Village called Monsanto

Monsanto is a small village in central Portugal. I saw a photograph of this village a few years ago and since then I have always wanted to visit here. This village consists…

Portugal

Walking in Evora

 The destination of our trip was Alentejo region in Portugal. Evora is the main city here. I had heard that this city has got a long history since Roman era, so I had imagined…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

The Meijijingu

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In this photo you can see Meiji shrine, one of the most important and typical tourist destination in Tokyo. It is always full of foreign tourists but...
shopping
Shopping

beads of Murano

Every time we go to Murano in Venice, we end up buying some glass products. Not only jewelleries, but one time we stretched our budget to buy a colourful vase. When I...
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

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

A room with the view

Then, we came back to Lisbon where we had started our journey. This time we stayed in a hotel on the hill called Olissippo. The classically decorated room was nice and spacious, but...
food
Restaurants

Fado, unexpectedly

In the evening when we came back from Monsanto village to Coimbra in Portugal, we went to a restaurant called A Conzinha da Maria. Does it mean ‘Maria’s kitchen’ perhaps? We just...
food
Food

Tuna steak

In the Eolian Islands, off Sicily, I had sea-foods every day.They are so good that I, who regard myself as a meat eater, did not miss meat at all.The photo is a tuna...
transports
Transports

Imprisonment for fare-free riding

After spending a much more fulfilling time than I expected at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, we wondered how to get back to the city. We asked the friendly guy at the...