Marrakesh
A modest New Year’s Eve

A modest New Year’s Eve

We returned to Marrakesh, Morocco. It happened to be New Year’s Eve. Since Morocco has a different calendar, there were no local events, but we wanted to do something memorable. On a whim,...

Ourika Valley

A disappointing excursion to the Ourika Valley

A trip to the Ourika Valley was included in our itinerary from Marrakesh, Morocco. The Ourika Valley is a resort area located a little over an hour’s drive south of Marrakech. It’s a…

Marrakesh

That night

After a full day of sightseeing in Marrakesh, Morocco, we went to a bar called La Pergola where we could enjoy alcohol. As I’ve mentioned many times before, in Morocco, alcohol has been…

Marrakesh

Madrasa and lunch

The last stop on our guided walking tour in Marrakesh, Morocco, was the Ben Youssuf Madrasa, a former religious school. Entry cost 50 dirhams (approximately 4.70 euros). Founded in the mid-16th century and…

Apulia

Walk in Ostuni

Among the places we went this time in south Italy, my family were most excited when they saw Ostuni.The view of the white houses on a hill was very impressive for me,…

Crete

Trenino trip was a wrong choice

On our third day in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece, we took a Trenino tour outside the town. A Trenino is a small train. It’s a train-shaped tourist bus, common in tourist areas. In…

Florence

Incidentally, Florence

After a trip to not well known towns in the Tuscany region of Italy, we returned to Florence. Our booked Freccia Rossa from Florence was just before 7pm, and we had a few…

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Miranda Friends

The Meijijingu

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In this photo you can see Meiji shrine, one of the most important and typical tourist destination in Tokyo. It is always full of foreign tourists but...
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Food

The cheese market in Chiswick

A hobby class teacher told us that a cheese market would be held in the Chiswick district in western London, so we went there. The classroom is also in this Chiswick, but for...
airlines
Airlines

Finnair

Finnair Plc is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland with its headquarters in Vantaa and its main hub at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. According to company’s official web site, Finnair is one of world’s oldest...
food
Food

Squid with squid ink

This is a squid dish with squid ink I ate in Venice. The white thing next to it is polenta, which was whiter than usual. It was rich taste and very good. The...
hotels
Hotels

About Our Last Meal in Lisbon and Our Hotel

We were planning to have our last meal in Lisbon in Portugal this time at the seafood restaurant called Marisqueira do Lis, which was recommended by the guide of our private tour...
food
Restaurants

Outlaw’s inn

After visiting monasteries in Valcea County in Romania, it was the time for lunch. We went to a restaurant called Hanul Haiducilor in Ramnic Valcea, which is the biggest town around here....
food
Food

Only bread?

I ate Fondue in Zermatt in Switzerland.I thought I had eaten Fondue before somewhere, but it was not true.Because I did not expect that you put only bread in the melted cheese.The cheese...