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…
Marrakesh
Walking through the hustle and bustle of the souk
After leaving the Bahia Palace on our walking tour in Marrakesh, Morocco, we walked through the bustling souk for a while. According to our guide, Youssuf, the souk used to be clearly divided…
The Bahia Palace
Our next stop on our guided walking tour in Marrakesh, Morocco, was the Bahia Palace. We paid 100 dirhams (about 9 euros) per person to enter. Although it’s a magnificent mansion built in…
The floor of Blue Mosque
This was the third time for me to visit the famous Blue Mosque in Istanbul. This mosque was completed in 1616 by the architect Mehmed. It is special because there are 6 minarets….
Cats at the craft centre
In Gozo island in Malta, we went to Ta’ Dbiegi Crafts Centre. My guidebook says that it is a cluster of artisan workshops producing and selling various locally made crafts. Apparently ‘it…
Lake Tuz, without stopping
Our Grand west Turkey tour went to from Cappadocia to Ankara. On the way, we saw a huge salt lake. It was Lake Tuz, the second largest lake in Turkey. It looked very interesting,…
Sakè in Japan
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In Italy the word sakè indicates a particular alcoholic drink typical from Japan, but the reality is not exatcly like that. In fact, in Japan the word...
shopping in Burano
One of the purposes of our holiday in Venice this time was island hopping. So we wanted to go to the island of San Francesco del Deserto where there is a monastery...
American Airlines
On the morning of April 15, 1926, a young aviator named Charles A. Lindbergh stowed a bag of mail in his little DH-4 biplane and took off from Chicago for St. Louis. Later that day,...
Countless crabs
These are the crabs sold in Gijang Market in Busan. Here there are lots of tanks with numerous crabs being kept alive. Only a few days ago, we were in Kanazawa in Japan...
To Tenerife
We spent our holiday over Christmas and New Year in Tenerife, one of the Canary islands in Spain. Tenerife is a popular destination for British, German and northern European people seeking the...
Eating tapas in a bath
As mentioned earlier, there are many tapas bars in Seville, the capital of the Andalusian region of Spain. Each has its own characteristics, and the tapas bar we went to on this day,...
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...
First, to Glasgow
There is an island called Barra among the Hebrides, which are scattered on the west side of mainland Scotland. If you come here by plane, apparently propeller planes from Glasgow land right on...
