The strain of a sudden rise in popularity
[Apr. 2024] We stayed at the Grand White City Hotel in Berat, Albania. The name Berat apparently comes from the word meaning “white town”. I’m sure it was the same in Belgrade, Serbia, too. The…
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Albanian food and the view
[Apr. 2024] On this day, I ate Albanian food for the first time. We had lunch after visiting churches in Berat, a town that is a World Heritage Site. Since almost all of meals are…
The secret vermilion colour that never fades
[Apr. 2024] We arrived at Berat, our destination for the day on the Albania tour. The town is a World Heritage Site because it retains the streetscape from the Ottoman Turkish era. There is a…
While listening to history of the country
[Apr. 2024] On our second day in Albania, we left Tirana for Berat in the south. Before that, we didn’t have any Albanian money, leks, so we asked where the money exchange was and went…
A country where we were too late to visit
[Apr. 2024] I had wanted to go to Albania for a long time. When I first wanted to go, the country was still a communist country, and I remember an acquaintance who visited at the…
England, Sherborne
These are our photos taken in Sherborne in England in 2024.
This beauty may be the best in the UK
[Mar. 2024] On our last domestic trip in the UK, on the way back from Torquay in the southwest of England, we stopped off in Sherborne in Dorset. There was someone we wanted to meet…
England, Dartmouth
These are our photos taken in Dartmouth, southwest England in 2024.
“Tomorrow’s fish is still in the sea”
[Mar. 2024] After enjoying a walk in Dartmouth in southwest England, it’s time for a meal. We went to Rockfish, a seafood restaurant that a friend had made a reservation for us. “Tomorrow’s fish is…
