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Czech Republic

Visit the castle

[ Sept.2013 ] Prague castle is not one building, but several building complex within the castle wall. If you do not enter any of these buildings, you can walk through the site without paying any…

Czech Republic

To the castle by metro

[ Sept.2013 ] One of the main attractions in Prague is the castle.Our hotel was at the edge of the old town, so we decided to go there by metro.My guide book says ” the…

Czech Republic

After 19 years

[ Sept.2013 ] We went to Prague with our Italian friends. It was the second time for me to visit there. The first time was in 1994, which is the year after Czech and Slovakia…

Greece

The last feast

[ Sept.2013 ] This is the photo of my last feast which I had before leaving Mykonos. Because it was the last meal in the holiday, we wanted a good one, though it might be…

Delos

Island of ruin

[ Sept.2013 ] On the last day of our holiday, we had plenty of time before our flight, so we joined the tour to Delos. Delos is the sacred island where Apollo and Artemis were…

Tinos

Depopulation

[ Sept.2013 ] The terraced fields are spread inland of Tinos. The guide said “Because the land is hilly, people use every small space for farming”, but in fact, those fields looked wasted. Also in…

Tinos

Pigeon house

[ Sept.2013 ] What do you think this strange building is? It is a pigeon house. Tinos is famous for these houses. I was imagining that they had a romantic custom to keep carrier pigeons,…

Tinos

Village of marbles

[ Sept.2013 ] The last place we went with the tour in Tinos was a village called Pyrgos in the north of the island. Around here they produce marble and this particular village is famous…

Tinos

Sing

[ Sept.2013 ] There was an outdoor theatre on the outskirts of a village we visited with the tour in Tinos. It looked like an ancient stadium, but this one was new and used particularly…