A saint called Mungo
On our short trip to Scotland, on the last day we took a walking tour of Glasgow. It started at 10:30am from George Square. Our guide, a lady named Liz, spoke clearly and…
Glasgow
The last place was Glencoe
On our one-day Scottish Highlands tour, the first stop after lunch was Stalker Castle. However, just like 13 years ago, we only looked at it from a distance. Last time when we saw…
Our main purpose, Oban
On this tour to the Scottish Highlands, our main purpose was to visit the port town of Oban. This place is said to be the “Seafood Capital of Scotland.” When we came here…
Marvelous collection
If I only heard “Church Art Museum”, I would not have got interested, but because I saw some photos of its exhibits in a leaflet introducing Zadar, Croatia, I definitely wanted…
A night at the Opera
We went to Paris to see ballets. It was not my first visit to the Opera, but still I was very much impressed by its beauty. The proper name is Palais Garnier,…
Philippi
In the Ancient Macedonia tour, the last place we visited in Greece was this Philippi, a town established by Philippos2. Alexander the Great is well known by everybody, but in this tour, his father…
Udon of Kagawa
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Kagawa prefecture in Japan is famous for its Udon (kind of noodles prepared with flour of wheat). According to my Japanese friend, Udon that you can find...
taking the sand of Prince Edward Island back home
On the second day on Prince Edward Island in Canada, we were going to do the taxi tour on the island. The driver, Billy, whom we had met the day before...
Cathay Pacific Airways
Initially based in Shanghai, the two men eventually moved to Hong Kong and established the airline.
Dinner on the third day
The meals were impressive in Krakow in Poland. On the third day, I had a meal called Golonka, which is boiled pork with the bone. I remember it was a bit salty, but...
the scene on the train and about the Ryokan
We went to Jigokudani in Nagano prefecture in Japan to see Japanese Monkeys. First, we took the Shinkansen, the bullet train, to Nagano station. Then we changed to Nagano Electric Railway to...
the first meat
Argentina is famous for its good meat. During our stay in Buenos Aires, we ate meat almost everyday. On the first day, we chose the restaurant called La Cabrera which was top...
the eel in Alghero
This day in Alghero, a town in the northwestern part of Sardinia, Italy, was a normal day. The only event was a lunch break between work, going to a market in...
Train journey
In Slovakia, the place I really really wanted to go was a village called Cicmany. The photos I saw in the internet were so attractive and ...
