Ourika Valley
A disappointing excursion to the Ourika Valley

A disappointing excursion to the Ourika Valley

A trip to the Ourika Valley was included in our itinerary from Marrakesh, Morocco. The Ourika Valley is a resort area located a little over an hour’s drive south of Marrakech. It’s a...

Marrakesh

That night

After a full day of sightseeing in Marrakesh, Morocco, we went to a bar called La Pergola where we could enjoy alcohol. As I’ve mentioned many times before, in Morocco, alcohol has been…

Marrakesh

Madrasa and lunch

The last stop on our guided walking tour in Marrakesh, Morocco, was the Ben Youssuf Madrasa, a former religious school. Entry cost 50 dirhams (approximately 4.70 euros). Founded in the mid-16th century and…

Marrakesh

Walking through the hustle and bustle of the souk

After leaving the Bahia Palace on our walking tour in Marrakesh, Morocco, we walked through the bustling souk for a while. According to our guide, Youssuf, the souk used to be clearly divided…

Sicily

Express your love

 This happened when I was eating in a wine shop/restaurant in Lipari, the Eolian Islands.One worker had a brief visit of his family.He picked up the daughter and kissed, saying ‘ you are so…

Romania

Palace of Gipsy

When you are travelling in Romania, you will sometimes come across this kind of decorative houses. They are houses of Gipsy. They usually have a lot of children and in this palace, about 20 people…

Delos

Island of ruin

On the last day of our holiday, we had plenty of time before our flight, so we joined the tour to Delos. Delos is the sacred island where Apollo and Artemis were…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Udon of Kagawa

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Kagawa prefecture in Japan is famous for its Udon (kind of noodles prepared with flour of wheat). According to my Japanese friend, Udon that you can find...
shopping
Shopping

Talked with a woman at an amber stall

At one end of the market, Kalnciems Fair which was held outside of old town of Riga, there was a stall where a woman was selling the rough stone of...
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 first dinner

The first restaurant we went in Klaipeda in Lithuania was Friedricho which was listed in our guide book.This was a complex where there were many restaurants with the same name in one...
hotels
Hotels

Lovely hotel

The Apollonian Palace Hotel in Ermoupoli in Syros was wonderful. We booked the room called Delux Sea View, which ...
food
Restaurants

Flooding sake

A glass was in a square wooden measuring cup which was on a small plate. She poured the local sake generously. The sake flooded out of the glass to the cooden cup...
food
Food

Two panna cotta

I love panna cotta.I first tasted it long time ago when I asked for a cream caramel in a restaurant in Firenze which they did not have and instead persuaded me to try...
transports
Transports

looking down at Paris

The Musée de L’Orangerie we went to is in Jardin des Tuileries. And in Jardin des Tuileries, the Christmas market was being held on the day in December. This place was very...