Ishigaki Island

Ishigaki beef, purple yam and Awamori

The first dinner we had in Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, Japan was the steak of Ishigaki beef. In the past, I only knew Kobe beef and Matsusaka beef and a couple more,…

Ishigaki Island

To Ishigaki Island

I always wanted to go to one of the small islands in Okinawa in Japan. During our stay in Japan this time, we finally fulfilled that as we thought the timing to…

Tokyo

Kasai Rinkai Park

We went back to see our family for the Easter holiday this year. The first place our family took us was Kasai Rinkai Park in Edogawa, Tokyo. It was opened in June,…

Venice

Beads of Murano

Every time we go to Murano in Venice, we end up buying some glass products. Not only jewelleries, but one time we stretched our budget to buy a colourful vase. When I…

Italy

A church and a museum in Murano

On the last day of our stay in Venice, Italy, we did a bit of sightseeing on Murano Island where we visited previously. First, we went to Basilica of Saints Mary and…

Venice

‘Carmen’ at Teatro La Fenice

One of the reasons why we went to Venice this time was to see an opera at Teatro la Fenice. We visited there about 5 years ago just to see the building…

Venice

The island of Armenian people

There is an island of Armenian people in Venice in Italy. When we were planning for this holiday, my husband found this island, Isola di San Lazzaro degli Armeni online. It is…