[Aug.2009] The second tour we joined in Crete was to visit villages along Amari Valley. This time, our guide was a pretty girl from the Netherlands and she had a good command of English, French…

[Aug.2009] In the tour going into the inland of Crete, we had a rest at Askifoe Plateau.Here we are introduced a simple cake.It is a kind of crepe with cottage cheese and you put some…

[Aug.2009] When we had my summer holiday in Crete, we joined a few group tours. The first one was to go inland and reach the south side of the island. The inland of Crete is…

[Aug.2009] From Rethymno where we based in Crete, we visited Chania which is west of Rethymno, about one hour away by bus. According to my guidebook, it is the most beautiful town in Crete, and…

[Aug.2009] In Rethymno in Crete, there are a lot of restaurants where you would like to dress up and go. While we stayed in the town, we tried a few, but our favourite was the…

[Aug.2009] Our base in Crete was in Rethymno. I cannot remember why we chose here, but I am sure that it was a right decision. It is touristy for sure, but still had the atmosphere…

[Aug.2009] In Athens, we went to Acropolis as everyone else. Unfortunately, what I remember most about Acropolis is not about the ruin itself, but the fact that we nearly became a victim of a pickpocket….

[Aug.2009] I will write my memoir again. This time it is in Greece, when I went to Athens for the first time. We saw the very dirty sky from the window of the bus we…

[Dec.2012] There is a famous square called Saint Augustine’s Square in Verezzi in Liguria, Italy.This square becomes a theatre every July and August.Because of the natural acoustics, people can here every word clearly with its…