Katsunuma, the wine village
On this day, we got up early and went on a trip from my parents’ house in Matsudo City to Katsunuma in Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan. It was arranged by a friend who…
Tokyo
Meals and sudden disasters
On the day we toured Glasgow, Scotland, our main meal was steak at a chain restaurant called Brown’s. Beef is one of Scotland’s specialties, isn’t it. When we chose this restaurant, we didn’t…
Cemetery, cathedral and university
Every list of things to see in Glasgow, Scotland includes the Necropolis. From the name, I imagined it to be some sort of ancient ruin, but during the walking tour, I discovered that…
Into the clouds
The second historical and pretty train we took in Isle of Man was Snaefell Mountain Railway. It goes from Laxey up to the top of Snaefell, the only mountain in the…
Visiting Roman Aosta
Aosta, located in the Valle d’Aosta region in the north western part of Italy, is known as “Rome of the Alps” and has many Roman ruins. On our last day here, we got…
At around Bastille in Paris
Because we were planning to see a ballet and an opera at Opéra Bstille in Paris, this time we stayed near there in a hotel called Hotel Albe Bastille. It was an…
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...
A big impulse shopping
After enjoying the museum in Chiprovtsi, a carpet-weaving town in northwestern Bulgaria, we returned to our hotel. I wanted to buy a kilim woven by the owner of the inn, Ilya’s mother, as...
Iberia
Iberia Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A., commonly known as Iberia, is the flag carrier airline of Spain. Based in Madrid, it operates an international network of services from its main bases of Madrid-Barajas Airport and...
Today’s wine
The name of the wine I had today in Monza in northern Italy was shocking.It is called 'Hell (Inferno)' .This wine is from Valtellina area, a little more north than Monza.Apparently it is not...
The hotel with not enough local colours
In Munich, we stayed in Sofitel near the main station. We chose this because when I looked at the photos online, it seemed to have some local characters, though it was a...
Tapas in London
On the day we went to #Borough #Market, a famous food market, we had a lunch at Brindisa, a tapas restaurant. It is very popular, located just next to the market. They...
Purveyor to Japanese tourists?
Our last feast in Rome was at Da Felice a Testaccio, which was included in the list our friend made.It is in Testaccio area which used to be a working class town.But...
train journey in England in the middle of the pandemic
In July, short time after the society started moving again, though the pandemic was still with us, we conjured up our courage to have a short holiday within England. The destination...
