See the “masterpiece of medieval religious art”
Parma, located in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, is more famous for its ham and cheese, but the cathedral is also worth seeing. After all, I read on the internet that it is…
Parma
The hotel and the enoteca in Parma
On that day, we entered Emilia-Romagna from Cremona in Lombardy, Northern Italy, and stayed overnight in Parma. On the way, we stopped off in Fontanellato, where there is a castle called Rocca San…
Dining at the palace
In Cremona, Northern Italy, we had been going to a restaurant called “Violino”, but this time we decided to go for something different and made a reservation at Hosteria 700, which my husband…
Remembering my good old days in Fukuoka
This time in Japan, we went to Kyushu for a short holiday which we had tried a few years ago but could not achieve. The Japan Rail Pass we had bought does…
The Grave of Makarios in Cyprus
The second place we visited on the tour to the Troodos Mountains in Cyprus was the grave of their Founding Father, Makarios III. It is located 1,200 metres above sea level and we had to…
Mariacka Street
Mariacka Street in Gdansk in Poland is a very beautiful street. We learned during the walking tour that when they tried to rebuild the city after WW2, they put this street before…
Moscow-USSR-2
This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. When we started our stay, they gave us our group itinerary, which included our free days to do whatever we wanted. But we were allowed to move around only...
taking the sand of Prince Edward Island back home
On the second day on Prince Edward Island in Canada, we were going to do the taxi tour on the island. The driver, Billy, whom we had met the day before...
Virgin Atlantic Airlines
According to company’s official web site, Virgin Atlantic Airways is a success story. Back In the early 80s Richard Branson was probably best known for Virgin Records – the legendary record label that signed major...
Newly Listed as a World Heritage
A friend of mine came over from Japan, so we went to Piedmont in Italy. She has got the second grade of UNESCO’s World Heritage certificate and she told us that this...
Comfortable hotel
After visiting Kanazawa in Japan, we separated from the rest of our family, and we continued on to Shirakawago in Gifu by bus. It took just over one hour. When we arrived...
after eating frogs, visited Morimondo Abbey
It seems that they often eat frogs outside of Milan in Italy, especially south west of the city. We had eaten them in Pavia before, but this time, we went to a restaurant called La...
Restaurant with pastel colours
In Parma, I went to a restaurant called Gatta Matta (meaning 'Crazy She-cat'), where I could not go in last time because it was full.This restaurant is not typical Italian restaurants which has...
The meal in the train
The journey by Glacier Express took 8 hours and of course we get hungry.So, soon after we got on, the staff came around to ask our order for lunch.They bring the foods to...
