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…
Liguria
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…
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…
Gorgeous castle
The last destination in Transilvania in Romania was this gorgeous castle. It was built in 15th century and it is called Corvin Castle or Hunedoara Castle. This is a very handsome castle,…
Enter the Baptistery of Duomo
After having the first wonderful meal in Florence, Italy, even though we were full and drowsy, we hurried to visit the baptistery of the Duomo, which we had reserved. I’ve seen the Duomo…
Surprised at the museum
On the second day in Chiprovtsi, a town in the north western part of Bulgaria, breakfast at the guest house Torlacite Kashta included saffron tea grown by the owner, Ilya. I knew it…
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...
Enjoyed shopping in Melrose
The other reason why we went to Melrose, southern Scotland was to visit a knitwear shop called Eribé. I came across this brand in a shop in Whitstable last year. They make colourful...
JAL Japan Airlines
JAL Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (JAL) (Nihon Kōkū Kabushiki-gaisha) is an airline headquartered in Shinagawa, in Tokyo, Japan. It is the flag carrier of Japan and its main hubs are Tokyo’s Narita International Airport and...
Taste of spring
In Munich, there were a lot of stands selling white asparagus.It is the taste of spring in Germany.I wanted to try, so in the second eveing, I took an asparagus dish...
Kitschy hotel and moody restaurant
After descending from Monte Bianco, Italy‘s highest peak, we returned to Aosta, the capital of Valle d’Aosta, by bus. It was only about an hour away, but Aosta was much warmer. Tonight’s lodging...
the first meat
Argentina is famous for its good meat. During our stay in Buenos Aires, we ate meat almost everyday. On the first day, we chose the restaurant called La Cabrera which was top...
the beautiful beach and the touristy fishing village
On another day during our summer holiday in the south of Sicily in Italy, the guide who looked after us on the first day took us to San Lorenzo beach and...
Boat Trip on the Way Back
We went to Porvoo, in Finland, from Helsinki by bus and came back by boat. In the leaflet, it said the tour takes 7 hours. The bus ride was about 1 hour,...
