Emilia Romagna

After 498 Steps

We could see this view after going up 498 steps. The town is Bologna in Italy and it is a view from a tower. Apparently, in Bologna, there were as many…

Emilia Romagna

Genuine Bolognese

Because I felt like eating an authentic Bolognese, we went to Bologna, in Italy.  We searched the internet for a good restaurant with a good reputation and found one called Antica Torattoria…

Italy

Tartina

We tried Tartina in Milan, in Italy, this time. This is a small dish with a small amount of food on the bread, as you can see in the photo. It…

Italy

Very Reasonable

Because it was a fine day, we went out of Milan, in Italy, to a small town called Monticello, to have lunch. The name of the restaurant was l’Osteria del Muron,…

Japan

Happy Birthday at a Sushi Restaurant

While we were staying in Japan this time, one of our family members had their birthday. So we all went to a sushi restaurant to eat a good sushi dish. It…

Japan

Experience to Make Some Senbei

I like Senbei, which is a type of Japanese rice cracker. So we went to “Soka Senbei Garden” with my family. Soka is a mecca of Senbei, which is just outside…

Japan

The Bigger the Better?

I had seen the statue of Buddha in Ushiku in Ibaraki, Japan, many times from afar, but this time we went to visit there. It was just about closing, so we…

Japan

Somewhat Lonely Edo Town

My family took us to a theme park called “Warp Station Edo” in the Ibaraki prefecture. It is a park where a town in the Edo era (1603 – 1868) is…

Japan

The Town for the ‘Salary Men’

I thought Shimbashi in Tokyo, Japan, had completely changed, because the last few times I met with my friends at the Shiodome side of the station, which has been redeveloped, it looked…