Glasgow
A cone is one of the symbols of the city

A cone is one of the symbols of the city

The walking tour we participated in in Glasgow, Scotland ended in front of the Museum of Modern Art. The main point is that the statue of Lord Wellington here is wearing a cone....

Glasgow

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…

Highlands

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…

Highlands

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…

Madrid

After eating hams, walked in Madrid

We saw Museo del Jamon (ham museum) in Gran Via, the street where our hotel was in Madrid in Spain. When we entered, we realised it was a restaurant. Apparently, it is…

Turkey

The restaurant chosen as the best

In Ankara, our tour did not have any particular places to visit and we had the free time. So, we started searching for a good restaurant, because by then we were tired of…

Portugal

Earthquake in Lisbon

 There was a big earthquake in Lisbon, too. It was in 1755. Here at the Placa do Comercio square, apparently there used to be a palace. According to the audio guide, to quickly reconstruct…

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Miranda Friends

Japanese whisky

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. I like whisky very much. Since I was a boy I have appreciated European whiskies, especially Irish and Scottish. Because I knew that Japan produces good whiskies,...
shopping
Shopping

A lovely embroidery shop whose name I forgot

As I mentioned before, the folk dance costumes we saw in Dubrovnik in Croatia were really cute. So I searched online and went to a local shop that specialises in embroidery such as...
airlines
Airlines

Vietnam Airlines

According to company’s official website, the history of Vietnam Airlines dates back to January 1956 when the Vietnam Civil Aviation Department was established by the Government, marking the birth of the civil aviation industry in...
food
Food

Orange salad

At lunch time, I went into a restaurant, just next to the fish market in Catania, Sicily. Of course the fresh sea-foods were excellent, but for me the orange salad was amazing. This...
hotels
Hotels

Literally a room with a view

In Florence, Italy, we stayed at Hotel degli Orafi along the river Arno. It seems to be a well-known hotel, and I just gave the name to the driver of the taxi which...
food
Food

Madrilenian Cocido

On the last day of our stay in Madrid in Spain, we had to meet a person and went to the arranged place. The area was lovely with stylish small retailers and...
food
Food

We tried Eataly

We went to Eataly, an up market Italian food shop for the first time.This shop is not merely selling Italian foodstuff, but they select only producers who have the passion for the...
transports
Transports

chaos of the port

The last destination of our holiday in Colombia was Isla Grande, one of the Rosario Islands which is about 35 km south west of Cartagena. This archipelago is made up of 27...