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…
Glasgow
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…
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…
Sky Tree experience
Tokyo Sky Tree is not the new news any more, but we went up there first time this time. My friend had booked the tickets, so we did not have to wait…
In Guilin
We flew from Hong Kong to Guilin in China. We arrived there just before 8 pm and it was already very dark outside. Some of the fluorescent lights were not working and…
The typical view in Budapest
I hesitated to put this photo up, because it is so common. None the less, it is a good view, isn’t it. The parliament had a red star, when I first visited this city.
JR Rail Pass
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. This time the destination of my travel was Japan. I did not have the time to settle myself down in Tokyo in the house of my close...
the market full of vitality in Lanzhou
Coming back from Xiahe in Gansu province in China, which was a completely another world, we stayed in a hotel called Yinbin Hotel in Lanzhou which cost 140 yuan ($1 = 8.28...
United Airlines
United Airlines is one of the most important Airlines in U.S.A. According to company’s official web site, in 1926 United Airline’s first flight of mail was flown by T. Warney from Washington to Nevada. It...
Rich yoghurt
Burgarian yoghurt is famous, but in Turkey, which is situated next door, yoghurt is eaten a lot, too. When we stopped for the toilet break between Pamukkale and Konya, I tried the special...
Fujiya Hotel
We stayed in Fujiya Hotel in Hakone, which has a long history since 1878. The interior is made according to the image of Western for Japanese people in those days and it is...
Eating tapas in a bath
As mentioned earlier, there are many tapas bars in Seville, the capital of the Andalusian region of Spain. Each has its own characteristics, and the tapas bar we went to on this day,...
Went to Yobuko to eat squid
We went to Yobuko in Saga prefecture in Japan with my family to eat squid. We crossed a long corridor from the shore to the restaurant called “Manbou”. They ushered us to...
First, to Glasgow
There is an island called Barra among the Hebrides, which are scattered on the west side of mainland Scotland. If you come here by plane, apparently propeller planes from Glasgow land right on...
