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…
Kornati National Park
During our summer holiday in Croatia, we joined a boat trip to Kornati National Park. There are as many as 150 limestone islands around there in the beautiful sea of Adriatic…
Tbilisi was Born Because of its Hot Spring
After sleeping for only about one hour in the hotel in Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia, we started our sightseeing tour in the city. It was a private tour, but…
Park and mosaic
There is a huge park in St Albans, a town which is north of London. It is called Verulamium Park and has got 100 acres. Verulamium is the old name of this town,…
Japanese whisky
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. I like whisky very much. Since I was a boy I have appreciated European whiskies, especially Irish and Scottish. Because I knew that Japan produces good whiskies,...
one day in Isfahan (part 2)
In Isfahan, the ancient capital in Iran, we walked towards Vank Church from our hotel after lunch. On the way, we came across a carpet shop. I popped in just to see...
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...
Guinness is Irish symbol
This is inside of Guiness Storehouse, a museum/attraction of Guinness. The main building is a huge pint glass shape and there are a lot of interesting gadgets all over the place. They must...
To Riga
We had a short holiday in Riga in Latvia, one of the three Baltic countries. This was one of the places I always wanted to go, but there was a reason why ...
After wandering, found a good restaurant
After finishing some sightseeing in Caceres, a town in western Spain, it’s time for lunch. It’s a small town, but there are many restaurants, so we were not worried at all. However, when...
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...
rickshaw ride in Yufuin
It was another fine day on our second day in Yufuin, the hot spring resort in Oita prefecture in Kyushu in Japan. The shuttle bus run by the accommodation took us to...
