Rat House Wedding
After enjoying the view from the hilltop in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany, our next destination was the Rathaus. In Germany, a Rathaus isn’t a rat house, but a town hall. It faces the market…
Tubingen
Landscape with vineyards
After a satisfying meal in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany, we walked around the town. I had done some quick research beforehand and found that Esslingen Burg Castle was a good vantage point, so…
Enjoy local food
We went to Esslingen am Neckar from Stuttgart, Germany, where we were staying. Recently, we’ve always been travelling on a whim, but this time I did a little preparation and made notes on…
Mystery of ‘White Arrow’ train
This is the train called White Arrow, which we took from Genoa to Milan. It took less than 2 hours and stopped only at Pavia. Very nice and clean, too. BUT… The ticket…
Feel like a hawk
‘The view from the summit will make you feel like a circling hawk staring the vast panorama’ – – This is the photo of the view of San Sebastian in Spain,…
Building boom
In the southen part of Crimea on the sea, they were building high rise apartments one after another, which was damaging the view. They are for Ukrainian or Russian rich people’s…
People in Osaka
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting I don’t have enough experience to evaluate the different characters of Japanese people depending on where they are from, but soon after I went out of the...
salt mine
What do you think is this pendant made of? It is made of salt. I bought it because I like this texture, but when I bought it, they warned me “Do not...
Virgin Atlantic Airlines
According to company’s official web site, Virgin Atlantic Airways is a success story. Back In the early 80s Richard Branson was probably best known for Virgin Records – the legendary record label that signed major...
About simple lunch and waiting for the bus
After visiting Bachkovo Monastery in Bulgaria, we had a light lunch at one of the cafeterias along the approach. The name is Bistro Abdera. The reason I chose this one among the cafeterias...
B&B or hotel
We stayed in a hotel called Kingfisher Lodge in Killarney in Ireland. According to my guide book, it belongs to the category of B&B, though there are quite a few rooms and I...
Bath and Dinner
On the first day of our holiday in Tbilisi in Georgia, we went to have a bath in the hot spring bath house, as we had booked after 6pm. There are...
Pintxo
Everywhere in Basque country in Spain, you would notice Pintxos, their special food. It is like an elaborate version of canape. They use bread instead of crackers and on top of...
To Bygdøy Peninsula Using Oslo Pass
We had a very short holiday in Oslo, staying only two nights, so we moved energetically. To do that, we bought a card called an Oslo Pass. This allowed us to...
