A violin maker who is also a good talker
It was a Monday when we walked around Cremona in Northern Italy with our friend and his wife. Monday is the day when many museums around the world are closed. The Violin Museum,…
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Luxurious cathedral of Cremona
We went on a short trip around Northern Italy with a married couple of our friends from London, and stayed in Cremona that day. We have been to Cremona several times, but this…
Visit Certosa di Pavia in a hurry
On the day we went to Pavia in Northern Italy with our friends from London, the cathedral alone wasn’t enough, so we headed to the Certosa di Pavia in the suburbs. I was…
The things you see a lot in Taiwan
I have already told you that there are numerous places to eat in Taiwan.Another thing you see a lot in this country is scooters.I had thought the biggest scooter country was Italy, but I…
Very good lunch
The tour in Tinos took us to lunch soon after the first visit to the church, probably thinking “an army marches on its stomach”.Where we went was a restaurant in a village…
The pirate ship
This is the pirate ship anchored in Genoa port.It is made for a film by Roman Polanski, who is also famous as a criminal.I have not seen the film, but heard that although…
The small town of Kotohira
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. The first stop of my travel in Kagawa prefecture in Japan was Kotohira city. During day time this city is very busy because it is located on...
Shopping in Kossuth Street
The Festetics Palace is the main attraction of Keszthely, a Hungarian resort town facing Lake Balaton. Built by a progressive landowner named the Festetics family from 1745 taking over 100 years, it is...
Emirates airlines
Emirates is an airline based at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to the company’s official website, On 25th October 1985, Emirates flew its first routes out of Dubai with just two...
Visiting Yahiko Shrine, after eating manju
We ate Omokaru-manju, Japanese style bun, before going into Yahiko Shrine in Niigata, because my friend recommended this manju from Kameya shop.There were three tastes, soya sauce, brown sugar and sesame.I wanted to try...
a room with the view
In Niigata City in Japan, we stayed in Hotel Nikko Niigata. It is in Toki Messe where we could walk from the Niigata Port after arriving from Sado Island. While we were...
Waiters in Tbilisi Forget the Orders
On the evening after we arrived back to the capital, Tbilisi, from our journey in Georgia, we looked for a restaurant called Orshimo, which had a good reputation online. The table...
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...
Another thing I wanted to do here
One of the things I wanted to do in Dubrovnik, Croatia is to take a ropeway on a sunny day and look down on the old town from far above the sky. The...
