Marrakesh

A disappointing riad

Our Morocco trip has finally reached Marrakesh, our final base. Marrakesh is the most bustling and chaotic city we’ve visited so far. As we entered the city, the traffic was extremely chaotic. Motorcycles…

Casablanca

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…

Casablanca

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…

Milan

Zoo of Children

I went to Idroscalo Park, near Linate airport in Milan, Italy, just for company. The main attraction of this park is a large, man-made lake. This is a place for people…

Zaragoza

To Zaragoza in Spain

We got up early again and this time headed for Zaragoza in Spain. First we flew to Madrid. Because of the fog in Heathrow airport in London, our flight delayed by more…

Lombardy

Fireworks

The day we went and enjoyed on Lake Maggiore was 15th August.It is a holiday in Italy called Ferragosto, which commemorates ascension of Virgin Mary.We leaned that they had fireworks in Laveno,…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

USSR, Moscow 1980 – 3

This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. Walking around in Moscow, we were surprised to see no foods on the shelves in the supermarket, included the famous department store called Gum. But in the hotel we...
shopping
Shopping

Try to make a silver accessory

We originally planned to go to Jogasaki from Izu Atagawa in Japan, but because we noticed a leaflet of the silver studio “A&M”, we changed our tickets for Izu Kogen, while the...
airlines
Airlines

Air China

According to company’s official web site, Air China Limited (“Air China”) and its predecessor, the former Air China, were founded in 1988. According to the “Civil Aviation System Reform Program” which was approved and passed...
food
Food

Delicious Chicken Tabaka

On the fourth day of our summer holiday in Georgia, we stayed for one night in Kutaisi, the third largest city in this country. From Gori to Kutaisi, it took about...
hotels
Hotels

The wonderful spiral staircase

In Genova, I stayed in Bristol Palace Hotel.When I was checking in, I looked up and found this magnificent staircase.This is very European traditional hotel with very spacious room and the nicely patterned...
food
Restaurants

Difference between professional and amateur

In Italy, it is rare to come across bad foods in restaurants, but service can be varied. The ones which has been run bay a family for a long time will not disappoint...
food
Food

the town I want to visit again

During our holiday in the south of Sicily in Italy, we visited Modica after Scicli. This is another town of ‘Late Baroque Towns of Val di Noto’, the Unesco World Heritage...
transports
Transports

For railway lovers

Isle of Man, off England is a small island, but there are many things that touirsts can enjoy. One of them is railways. The historical railways are being operated and running...