To Pizzighettone
We visited Pizzighettone in Lombardy, Italy, to enjoy the autumn scenery before the days got too short. It’s an old town about 66 kilometres southeast of Milan, just over an hour’s drive from…
Lombardy
Mural and trouble
Lyon, France, is home to many murals. It’s fun to wander around and look at them. After lunch, we still had some time before our return train, so we walked around a bit…
This is a real bouchon
For our last day in Lyon, France, we made a reservation at La Meuniere, which was at the top of the list of recommended bouchons. It had closed two days prior, so we…
Into the clouds
The second historical and pretty train we took in Isle of Man was Snaefell Mountain Railway. It goes from Laxey up to the top of Snaefell, the only mountain in the…
Everyday Paella
I knew that the Spanish meal, Paella came from Valencia, so I wanted to try one during our short holiday in the city. There were many snack restaurants outside of the Central…
To the market by bus
The next day was Saturday. I had searched in advance and found that there would be a market called Kalnciems Fair outside of the old town of the city. It was open from…
Meditate in a Zen garden
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in Kansai area I had the opportunity to visit the temple Ryoan-ji in Kyoto, which has one of the most important Zen gardens in...
A big impulse shopping
After enjoying the museum in Chiprovtsi, a carpet-weaving town in northwestern Bulgaria, we returned to our hotel. I wanted to buy a kilim woven by the owner of the inn, Ilya’s mother, as...
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...
I tried Mate tea in Iguazu
Our tour leader, who was English but an expert on the life in South America, was drinking Mate all the time from the start of our travels. He had his own cup...
to Marbella
Marbella is one of the main cities on the coast of Costa del Sol in the south of Spain. Costa del Sol has a strong image that it is a low-class resort...
Dinner
Our new year’s eve dinner finally started at around 10pm in Bariloche in Argentina. The restaurant was called Jauja and this was the one which our tour leader’s favourite ice cream shop...
Castiglione Olona and the Alpini
This winter in Northern Italy was full of rainy days, which made me gloomy. We had just moved from gloomy England to Italy, where everyone think it has bright sunshine. So, on occasional...
This is the notorious cruise ship
When you are absorbed the beauty of sea view with gondolas in Venice, the elephantine cruise ship comes into your sight.These ships are the subject of the main dispute in Venice.I do not know...
