Liguria
To a restaurant after a night walk

To a restaurant after a night walk

On the day we arrived in Santa Margherita Ligure, Liguria, northern Italy, we went out again in the evening. It was just after 6 PM, but it was already pitch black. This is...

Liguria

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…

Piedmont

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…

Lombardy

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…

England

London Night

I often wonder where are the original English people in London, because there are sooooo many kinds of people in that city and soooo many different languages we hear there. Maybe the answer…

Spain

Deep valley in Ronda

We went to Ronda by train. The weather was not very good and because of the end of the year holiday, the town was rather empty, which made me a bit disappointed. But…

Japan

Cape Futtsu

The last stop of our family holiday was Cape Futtsu in Chiba prefecture in Japan. Before going to the end of the cape, we had a lunch. We had conger eel meal…

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Miranda Friends

Kabuki show

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in the small town of Kotohira, in Japan, I had the opportunity to see a Kabuki show, thanks to my friend Shogo’s help. This...
shopping
Hotels

Ryokan with Sunset and Murakami Kibori Tsuishu

We stayed at the seaside Ryokan (a Japanese style hotel) called ‘Taikanso Senami no Yu’ in Murakami in the Niigata Prefecture in Japan. According to the information on the internet, the hot spring...
airlines
Airlines

Lufthansa Airlines

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (or simply Lufthansa) is the flag carrier of Germany and one of the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried and fleet size. Lufthansa was founded in 1926 in Berlin (the name was...
food
Food

Beer country

Poland is a beer country. It was memorable that when I ordered beer instead of wine at a restaurant, the waiter bobbed his head in approval with a big smile in Krakow in...
hotels
Hotels

Wajima Onsen

On the first day in Noto Peninsula in Japan, we stayed in the ryokan (Japanese style hotel) called Yshio, which was booked by my family. The room had western style beds, which...
food
Restaurants

The first Tuscan foods for this holiday

There are so many restaurants in Florence, Italy, that it is difficult to choose one. We thought about whether to go to the place where we went last time and we were sure...
food
Food

How would you spell whisky?

Because we cannot take liquid on board, I had to buy Irish whisky at the airport.These are them.I noticed that in Ireland they use the spelling of 'whiskey' with e in it.I had...
transports
Transports

Long journey

This photo is the ceiling of Madrid airport which I talked about in the past, too. I am always impressed by this stylish design. This time, we arrived here very late at...