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….
Green paradise
One of the reasons why we decided to stay in Zadar in Croatia is that we learned that we could go to Plitvice Lakes National Park by organised tour from there….
Interesting limited express “Yufuin no Mori No.5”
During our short holiday in Kyushu in Japan, after enjoying Kumamoto, we parted from our friend who was going back to Fukuoka, we headed for Yufuin, the hot spring resort in Oita…
To Rhodes seeking the view of warm sea
We missed the view of warm sea, so decided to visit Rhodes in Greece just as a long weekend. Our flight was from Gatwick Airport in London and the departure time was…
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...
Talked with a woman at an amber stall
At one end of the market, Kalnciems Fair which was held outside of old town of Riga, there was a stall where a woman was selling the rough stone of...
British Airways
British Airways (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, based in Waterside, near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. According to the company’s official web site, on 25 August 1919, British...
Lunch
This is one of the dishes we had in our first lunch in Vietnam called “White Rose”, which was something I had wanted to try in the country. Before coming to Vietnam, I...
A big hotel
After coming back from Monsanto to Coimbra in Portugal, we stayed in a 4 star hotel called Vila Gale. It was a big hotel where an international conference was being held. This...
Delicious lunch in a rustic village
During our visit the villages of Sierra de Francia, a mountainous region in western Spain by chartered taxi, we went to San Martín del Castañar, too. We let Agustin, our driver, choose the...
About the breakfast in Carmona
For this trip to Andalusia in Spain, none of the hotels had the breakfast included. We chose that way because Croissants and cappuccino are enough in the morning. For our first breakfast in...
The tram in Oporto and the Atlantic Ocean
Our holiday in Oporto, Portugal was very short, staying there only two nights. On the last day, we enjoyed walking around town until the time of the flight. In addition to walking, we...
