To a restaurant after a night walk
On the day we arrived in Santa Margherita Ligure, Liguria, northern Italy, we went out again in the evening. It was just after 6 PM, but it was already pitch black. This is…
Liguria
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…
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…
In the main street in Varese
I walked in a town called Varese, north Italy.It is not really a tourist town but in Italy there are many nice towns which is not famous for tourists.In the main street in…
Unspoiled Alicudi
I had an another boat trip to visit Alicudi, one of the Eolian Islands off Sicily.When we arrived there, it was just a lunch time, so I went straight to one canteen.The man…
The second winery
The second winery I visited on the day when I went to Langhe in Piedmont in Italy was called Gertotto.The first one was keen on trading abroad, but this one was more local…
Stay in a Ryokan
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In the touristic town of Kotohira, in Kagawa prefecture, I stayed one night in a tipical Japanese hotel (Ryokan), called Tsuruya. My Japanese friend Shogo, who accompanied...
two hours’ free time in Uglich
Our tour in Uglich in Russia finished in the Kremlin and we had some free time. On the spot where our group dissolved, there were photo service huts that let you wear...
Qantas Airlines
Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest domestic and international airline. Registered originally as the Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited (QANTAS), Qantas is widely regarded as...
Beer country
Poland is a beer country. It was memorable that when I ordered beer instead of wine at a restaurant, the waiter bobbed his head in approval with a big smile in Krakow in...
great fun in the indoor swimming pool
The last event we had during our stay in Japan this time was the overnight visit in Kamogawa in Chiba prefecture. The hotel we stayed at was called the ‘Kamogawa Spa Hotel...
Restaurant of the butcher
I would like to introduce a restaurant we went in London which we were very satisfied with. As you can see from their name, Macellaio Roberto Costa, it is an Italian restaurant....
the tuna bowl and sightseeing boat in Misaki
After enjoying Umanose Domon on the Jogashima Island in Miura City in Japan, we walked to Jogashima Lighthouse. There was a path above Umanose Domon and the view from there was picturesque,...
Rickshaw ride for the first time
One of my family members said “I would like to ride on the Rickshaw once”, so we went to Asakusa in Tokyo. Unfortunately it was a rainy day. “They may not do...
