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…
Highlands
Revisited the Highlands
The day after we returned to Glasgow from Barra Island in the Hebrides of Scotland, we went on a one-day tour of the Highlands. This is a tour run by a travel company…
Airport and the flight on the way back
It’s almost time to say goodbye to Barra Island in the Hebrides, Scotland, where we spent the night. We took a bus to the airport from the Castlebay bus stop. The flight was…
Tate St Ives and very good dinner
We could have enjoyed just walking around for hours in St Ives, the town in Cornwall in the south west England, but because this is a rare occasion, we decided to visit…
The oldest building in Ravenna
This ceiling is in Baptistry of Neon, the oldest building in Ravenna in Italy.This is the picture of Christ being baptised by John the Baptist in Jordan River (it says Jordan).It is…
Flying with propeller to Budapest
The aeroplane to Budapest was the one with propellers.The ramp had only 5 steps just like a private jet.It flew lower than ordinary jet plane, so the view was very good.
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...
The cheese market in Chiswick
A hobby class teacher told us that a cheese market would be held in the Chiswick district in western London, so we went there. The classroom is also in this Chiswick, but for...
Air India
Air India is India’s national flag carrier. Although air transport was born in India on February 18, 1911 when Henri Piquet, flying a Humber bi-plane, carried mail from Allahabad to Naini Junction, some six miles...
Ceramics, Grappa and Prosecco
Bassano del Grappa in Veneto in north Italy is famous for its ceramics. There were many shops selling pretty colourful items, so we decided to ...
The hotel with homely atmosphere
In Naxos, we stayed in a hotel called Grotta, which is situated on a hill, a little far from the centre of the town.It had very homely atmosphere.They served home made wine...
Goya Museum and the second Tapas in Zaragoza.
The second place we visited in Zaragoza in Spain was Goya Museum. Francesco Goya, the great Spanish painter was born near Zaragoza. So he is special for people in Zaragoza and there is...
Seafood Restaurant
Hastings, in the south of England, is famous for its fishery and there are many seafood restaurants. The staff member at the tourist office said, pointing to the map “Around here...
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...
