Its only redeeming feature is its spaciousness
In Casablanca, Morocco, we stayed in a regular hotel for the first time on this trip. Up until then (and going forward), we had always stayed in riads. The hotel was the Melliber…
Marrakesh
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…
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…
House of Vasari
In Arezzo in Italy, we visited the house of Giorgio Vasari who was a painter as well as an architect in the 16th century. He is also known as an author of…
Revisit Buenos Aires
We decided to spend our Easter Holiday in Buenos Aires in Argentina. We have been there before, about two years ago, but that was a part of the grand tour visiting three…
Kuji amber
My mother loves amber. That is why we went to Gdansk in Poland together last year, but she had not been to Kuji, the most famous Japanese city for amber production, so…
Relaxed in a Jazz bar in Kobe
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Our friend Okazawa-san accompanied us in Kobe city. It is only half an hour by train from Osaka. Kobe is a city near the mountain and the...
a Japanese in San Telmo
On Sunday in Buenos Aires in Argentina, we went to the antique market in San Telmo area which we had also been to last time. We took a taxi from Recoleta area and...
Swiss International Airlines
According to official we site, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) serves 69 destinations (winter schedule 2012/13) in 37 countries all over the world from its Zurich hub and the further Swiss international airports of Basel...
Simple cake
In the tour going into the inland of Crete, we had a rest at Askifoe Plateau.Here we are introduced a simple cake.It is a kind of crepe with cottage cheese and you put some...
Countess’s room
“This used to be a room of a countess” said the hotel manager guiding us to this room. The atmosphere was wonderful. The ceiling was lovely, too. This room was large enough,...
Dress was not needed
This holiday in Sorrento, southern Italy, was over the New Year’s holiday, so just to be safe, we made reservations in advance for lunch on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. However, on...
The bread
Altamura in southern Italy is famous for its bread, though I did not know until I read that in my guide book when I planned this short holiday.It is recognised as Protected designation...
First, to Glasgow
There is an island called Barra among the Hebrides, which are scattered on the west side of mainland Scotland. If you come here by plane, apparently propeller planes from Glasgow land right on...
