Airport and the flight on the way back
It’s almost time to say goodbye to Barra Island in the Hebrides, Scotland, where we spent the night. We took a bus to the airport from the Castlebay bus stop. The flight was…
Highlands
Meeting the rare ponies
At the Castlebay Hotel where we stayed on Barra Island in the Hebrides of Scotland, the check-out time was 10:30, which was as early as a Japanese inn. Moreover, it says that it…
Seafood and whisky
We had dinner on the Isle of Barra in the Hebrides of Scotland at the hotel we stayed at. The hotel is Castlebay Hotel in Castlebay, the only town-like town on the island….
Beautiful Holy Island
Holy Island was the number one destination for this excursion to Northumberland in northern England. This is a sacred island that can only be crossed when the tide is low. The official name…
To Oslo
We went to Oslo in Norway for the first time during the Spring Bank Holiday towards the end of May. Oslo was one of the remaining capital cities we had never…
Where was the staircase?
This was my third visit to Rome, but my first visit to #Vatican #Museum.We booked the tickets about one week before, but a lot of slots were already full.We booked a tour…
USSR, Moscow 1980 – 3
This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. Walking around in Moscow, we were surprised to see no foods on the shelves in the supermarket, included the famous department store called Gum. But in the hotel we...
Mr. Matsuo who is full of love for his hometown
Taking a break from sightseeing in the old town of Plovdiv in Bulgaria, we went to a souvenir shop. It was a shop where crafts were rather messily placed in a shop that...
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, headquartered at Atatūrk Airport in Istanbul. According to company’’s official website, on 20th may 1933, the “State Airlines Administration” operating under the supervision of the...
They are frogs
We went to a restaurant called Antica Trattoria Ferrari in Pavia, a town about 35 km south of Milan. A small waiter is working there with pride. I wanted to order something...
The hotel I can recommend
In Florence, we stayed in a hotel diagonally in front of Basilica di Santa Maria Novella whose name is also Hotel Santa Maria Novella.We were family, so took adjoining rooms connected by...
about lunch of the day and the town of Sassari
On the day we went to see the Basilica di Saccargia in the northern part of Sardinia, Italy, we had lunch at a restaurant near the church. Its name is Ristorante Saccargia. It...
Seafood Chowder
This time in Ireland, I had 'seafood chowder' three times.It seemed a common menu there.Even a small canteen in some countryside town had it, but chowder is American, isn't it.Ireland has a huge...
What is Falkirk Wheel?
The last day we spent with our friends who came during our stay in Edinburgh, we went to Falkirk, about 37.5 kilometers northwest of Edinburgh. The aim was not the town itself, but...
