Learning the word “Pignolo”
We spent this summer holiday in Lecce, an old city in the Puglia region of Italy. We chose this location because an intensive Tai Chi workshop—a passion of my husband’s—was being held there….
Lecce
Vigoleno, a tiny, charming village
Vigoleno, located in Italy‘s Emilia-Romagna region, is a truly tiny and charming village. We visited there for a day trip one Sunday in June. When we arrived at the car park, I could…
Art Museum and Wine Bar
Next in Edinburgh, Scotland, we visited the National Gallery. Looking back, I realised it had been a full eleven years since our last visit—not five, as I had thought. It is a museum…
The ultimate shoe shop
I had an opprtunity to visit the workrooms of the world famous hand made shoe shop called John Lobb in London. They have nearly 150 years’ history. The VIPs all over…
Symbol of the City
This is the photo of Tuomiokirkko (Helsinki Cathedral), which is the symbol of the city. This is one of the two cathedrals in Helsinki and it is Lutheran. It was built in…
A Monkey
This is a statue of a monkey located at one end of the Old Bridge (Alte Brucke) in the old town in Heidelberg, Germany. According to the leaflet I got from the tourist…
Japanese whisky
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. I like whisky very much. Since I was a boy I have appreciated European whiskies, especially Irish and Scottish. Because I knew that Japan produces good whiskies,...
Moldavite
I continue talking about my second visit to Prague after 19 years. Last time I noticed only a few suvenir shops, mainly selling glassware or wood craft things, but this time I...
Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds
We love exploring new destinations and the journey is often as exciting as the arrival. While we are currently updating our archives on airlines and flight experiences, we look forward to sharing more insights on...
Ate too much
We went to a restaurant called Taverna Toscana in Sansepolcro in Italy, which was recommended by the hotel manager. This is a butcher as well and they say that if you want...
The hotel made me think ‘where is this?’ at a glance
The hotel in Kashikojima was called Prime Resort Kashikojima and was booked by my family, so I did not know anything until I really got there.At the first glance, it did not looked like...
Surprised
In Kiev it seemed not very many restaurants which you can have a good meal easily. Restaurants may be the place only for the special occasions for people there. Every restaurant had decorative...
Assorted ham and salami
We had a very light dinner, a glass of red wine with assorted ham and salami in Tirano, the border town between Italy and Switzerland. The red one on the right is called...
A relaxing moment on a small boat
The weather improved on the third day of our short holiday in southern Germany. As planned, we took a trip from Stuttgart, where we were staying, to Tübingen. Stuttgart is undergoing heavy construction,...
