Como

Excursion to Como Lake

On a very sunny Saturday, we went to Como Lake from Milan with a young family.It is an most convenient resort from Milan, which takes just over one hour by car.The…

Milan

Tocai wine

Tokaj Wine is a famous sweet white wine in Hungary. I remember having it in a cafe instead of coffee in Hungary. But there is another “Tocai” wine in Italy. I…

Milan

China Town

I walked in the China Town in Milan in Italy for the first time.They call it China Town, but there were not brilliant gates like in London.Just many Chinese shops were…

Isle of Man

The island of the internment camps

Isle of Man had a lot of enjoyable elements, such as pretty historical trains and the special cat without a tail, but on the other hand, there is an aspect that…

Isle of Man

Be careful about cheap flight

This is the picture of the statue of three legs symbol of Isle of Man in front of the airport. The jouney in the island was very smooth, but at the…

England

Declining town

Castletown in Isle of Man was the capital of the island until 1869. We stayed in the current capital, Douglas, but everybody said that we should visit Castletown. So I was…

England

Solid castle

There is a solid castle called Castle Rushen in Castletown in Isle of Man. It was built by a Viking king and then changed hands between England and Scotland repeatedly. Then…

Isle of Man

Steam train

The third train we rode in Isle of Man was a steam train which connected from Douglas, the capital city to the southenmost Port Erin. This was built in 1873 and…

England

Room to improve souvenirs

Isle of Man, an island off England is famous for the mortorcycle race, “TT”. It is a historical race started in 1907. It is held on the public roads which usually…