Casablanca
Inside a modern, massive mosque

Inside a modern, massive mosque

The tour of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco, has begun. The young man who guided us in English was very capable and interesting. Hassan II was the father of the current...

Casablanca

The main attraction here

For our End of the Year and New Year’s trip to Morocco, we left Fez and headed to Casablanca. I wondered why the agent had planned such a roundabout itinerary, considering Casablanca is…

Fez

That evening’s walk

After a thorough sightseeing tour of Fez, Morocco, we took a stroll through the medina surrounding our riad that evening. Ideally, we wanted to descend the hill and return to the more traditional…

Fez

About famous tanneries, etc.

Our stroll through the souks of Fez, Morocco, continued. Along the way, we passed the mausoleum dedicated to Moulay Idris, the founder of this town. Apparently, you can offer your prayers from outside…

Switzerland

The Journey to Milan

From Freiburg in Germany to Milan in Italy, I planned to take two trains, changing once at Basel in Switzerland, arriving at Milan at around 11am.But when I got the Freiburg station very…

Triest

Baptism

In Trieste in Italy, near the Grand Canal, there is a church with a long name : The Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity and St.Spyridon. Because I saw its blue…

Tuscany

Ate too much

We went to a restaurant called Taverna Toscana in Sansepolcro in Italy, which was recommended by the hotel manager. This is a butcher as well and they say that if you want…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

A Restaurant, Europe and Japan together

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. I read recently that in Italy some restaurants that serve mix of Italian and Japanese cookings. In Osaka, in Japan, I had the opportunity to have a...
shopping
Shopping

Gorgeous pendant

On the day we walked along the walking course in Toledo in my guide book, we went to Taller del Moro, but found that it was closed. So instead, we went into...
airlines
Airlines

Air China

According to company’s official web site, Air China Limited (“Air China”) and its predecessor, the former Air China, were founded in 1988. According to the “Civil Aviation System Reform Program” which was approved and passed...
food
Food

Hokkaido soup

This is a photo of 'Hokkaido' soup I had in Oberstein in Germany.It was written like that in their menu.Very nice pumpkin soup, that was.
hotels
Hotels

An appealing hotel

In Chester in England, we stayed two nights in a hotel called Brookside Hotel. When we booked the tour, we told them my preference of three star hotel, and they chose...
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

Good dessert

This is a wonderful dessert at a restaurant called Alle Arcate in Monza, northern Italy. Seafood is very good here, but this particular dessert is something everyone should try. Within the skin of...
transports
Transports

Boat trip to Greenwich

During our stay in London, we felt we should do some sightseeing so went to a pier on the River Thames. We remembered that we once enjoyed the boat trip to Hampton Court,...