A violin maker who is also a good talker
It was a Monday when we walked around Cremona in Northern Italy with our friend and his wife. Monday is the day when many museums around the world are closed. The Violin Museum,…
Lombardy
Luxurious cathedral of Cremona
We went on a short trip around Northern Italy with a married couple of our friends from London, and stayed in Cremona that day. We have been to Cremona several times, but this…
Visit Certosa di Pavia in a hurry
On the day we went to Pavia in Northern Italy with our friends from London, the cathedral alone wasn’t enough, so we headed to the Certosa di Pavia in the suburbs. I was…
The village you should visit
From Evora in Portugal, we took a bus and a taxi to get to a tiny hilltop village called Monsaraz. Only 800 people are living here and they are rapidly losing population, but being…
Central Station of Milan
We used to live in Milan for nearly half of the year and the Central Station was simply our commuting station. However, this time when we took our family there to show them…
On the way to Hue
The next day in Vietnam, we had one day excursion to Hue from Da Nang. This time, it was a luxurious tailor made tour with a guide and a driver. A brand…
Kabuki show
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in the small town of Kotohira, in Japan, I had the opportunity to see a Kabuki show, thanks to my friend Shogo’s help. This...
Eggs in Ukraine
One of the Ukrainian traditional crafts is to put patterns on eggs. These ones were displayed within Kiev Pechersk Lavra, but we saw many in a craft market in the town. Each one is...
Swiss International Airlines
According to official we site, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) serves 69 destinations (winter schedule 2012/13) in 37 countries all over the world from its Zurich hub and the further Swiss international airports of Basel...
Big fat oysters
I went to Oumicho Market in Kanazawa. There are lots of good looking seafood including these big oysters. I noticed the label saying that you can eat them there. The prices are different...
Alcázar is now a hotel
Next in Zafra, a town in western Spain, we went to Alcázar. Alcázar means a castle or a fort, and our guidebook describes it as a “castle”, but it seems more appropriate to...
At the restaurant in Castelfiorentino
In Castelfiorentino, a town in the Tuscany region of Italy, my husband made a reservation at a restaurant called Il Gusto e il Tatto by mistake. He had intended to make a reservation...
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...
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...
