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…
The owners of Airbnb, and the winery
The next day, Maria and Gilles, the couple who owned the Airbnb in Nafplio, Greece, where we were staying, took us to a winery. We had made a verbal agreement with them when…
Magao Caves which was not very satisfactory
No tourist misses Magao Caves if you visit Dunhuang in China. This is the famous Buddhism ruins which were carved from the 4th century for 1000 years. There are nearly 500 stone…
Flowers and Plants in the Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park in London
This is a rare post by my husband. This year I decided to join a Japanese photography club in London which my wife has been part of since it was founded, I am…
Osaka castle
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. One of the most important touristic attraction in the city of Osaka is its castle. It was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the three people who...
Gorgeous pendant
On the day we walked along the walking course in Toledo in my guide book, we went to Taller del Moro, but found that it was closed. So instead, we went into...
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, headquartered at Atatūrk Airport in Istanbul. According to company’’s official website, on 20th may 1933, the “State Airlines Administration” operating under the supervision of the...
Ice cream for breakfast?
In the morning in Syracuse in the southeastern part of Sicily, Italy, we went out for an Italian breakfast, croissants and cappuccino. The Airbnb where we stayed was in the new town,...
The Hotel Where We Stayed
We stayed in a hotel called Parco dei Principi in Roccella Jonica in southern Italy. They had a huge site facing the main road and the local people seemed to use...
The last meal was meat, too
For the last meal in South America, we had a lot of meat at a restaurant called Churrascaria Carretao near Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro. Nowadays we see Churrascarias everywhere in the...
The local restaurant with good atmosphere
This is a picture of the restaurant I went in Mertola in Portugal.I had been eating a lot of chunks of meat in this holiday, but here there was a soup with beans...
‘lift’
There are many hills in Valparaiso in Chile. There are many ‘lifts’ to go up and down the hills, too. They call them ‘lifts’, but in fact they are funiculars. According to...
