Japan

Stay in a Ryokan

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In the touristic town of Kotohira, in Kagawa prefecture, I stayed one night in a tipical Japanese hotel (Ryokan), called Tsuruya. My Japanese friend Shogo, who accompanied…

Lombardy

Malpaga Castle

The weather was fine on the holiday in late April, so we started from Milan towards Brescia in Italy. But the traffic jam was so bad that we gave up Brescia and…

Japan

Kabuki show

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in the small town of Kotohira, in Japan, I had the opportunity to see a Kabuki show, thanks to my friend Shogo’s help. This…

England

Spring in the park

In Europe, the winter this year was very long. In the latter half of April, at last we had a fine day, sunny and warm. Most of Londoners must have gone out…

Japan

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…

Italy

Take the new Italo train

From Florence to Mian, we took the new high speed train called ‘Italo’. This is run by the first Italian pivate railway company which is funded by the chairman of Ferrari and…

Japan

JR Rail Pass

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. This time the destination of my travel was Japan. I did not have the time to settle myself down in Tokyo in the house of my close…

Italy

Wonderful cheap restaurant

On the seond day in Florence, we went to a restaurant which was recommended by a man in a kiosk, which is near the south end of Ponte Vecchio. You keep walking…

Florence

Opera in a church

We went to a church to listen to the opera ‘La Boheme’ in Florence.It was performed by four main characters and a pianist.Four of them had really rich voices and we enjoyed…