Marrakesh
Madrasa and lunch

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...

Walking through the hustle and bustle of the souk
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…

The Bahia Palace
Marrakesh

The Bahia Palace

Our next stop on our guided walking tour in Marrakesh, Morocco, was the Bahia Palace. We paid 100 dirhams (about 9 euros) per person to enter. Although it’s a magnificent mansion built in…

Snow Monkeys
Nagano

Snow Monkeys

We went to see Snow Monkeys in Jigogudani Monkey Park in Nagano prefecture in Japan. I had thought they were called Onsen (hot spring) Monkeys, but in fact they are famous as…

Performance by the guards
Athens

Performance by the guards

On our second day in Athens, Greece, my friend headed for the Acropolis and we headed for Lycavittus Hill. We had been to the Acropolis before, but it wasn’t something we wanted to…

Suomenlinna
Finland

Suomenlinna

The most important place to look at in Helsinki is Suomenlinna, which is about 15 minutes away from the market square by boat. This is a fortress made up of 6 small…

miranda-friends
Excursion to Nara
Miranda Friends

Excursion to Nara

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in Osaka we decided to go to Nara for one day. Nara was the first capital of Japan. It took us almost one hour...
shopping
Shopping at the market
Shopping

Shopping at the market

On the first day we started ‘living’ in Syracuse, a town in the south eastern part of Sicily in Italy, we went shopping at the wet market. Crossing the bridge from the new...
airlines
Emirates 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
Dinner on the third day
Food

Dinner on the third day

The meals were impressive in Krakow in Poland. On the third day, I had a meal called Golonka, which is boiled pork with the bone. I remember it was a bit salty, but...
hotels
Homely hotel
Hotels

Homely hotel

The German gem stone town called Idar-Oberstein is divided into two areas, Idar and Oberstein. Our hotel was in Oberstein side near the railway station. The name is City Hotel Garni. It seemed...
food
They are frogs
Food

They are frogs

We went to a restaurant called Antica Trattoria Ferrari in Pavia, a town about 35 km south of Milan. A small waiter is working there with pride. I wanted to order something...
transports
Cross over to an island by this bus
Transports

Cross over to an island by this bus

On the last day of our stay in Ribe, Denmark, we had an excursion to an island called Mando. This is about 10 km away from the town and you go there by...