Milan

Closed down restaurants

This time in Milan, I was disappointed twice.One was this closed down place in the photo.This was a restaurant called Abbadesse which served Milanese cooking like Risotto Alla Milanese or Osso Buco.It was…

Italy

Today’s wine

The name of the wine I had today in Monza in northern Italy was shocking.It is called 'Hell (Inferno)' .This wine is from Valtellina area, a little more north than Monza.Apparently it is not…

England

Enjoy ballet at Royal Opera House

I love ballet. I gave up becoming a professional dancer long time ago, but still, I sometimes go and see performances. In England the top company is the Royal Ballet. Usually I am…

Germany

Security at the airport

I was impressed by the security check in Frankfurt airport. Firstly, they have a lot of facilities of checking, so we do not have to wait so long. Secondly, they check our luggage…

Frankfurt

This is another good German food

In this short trip in Germany, I was quite impressed by German cooking, much better than my expectation. This is another good one I ate in Frankfurt, a knuckle of a pork. When…

Germany

Remarkable voice

The chubby man in black is the owner of the voice. This is Roemerberg in Frankfurt, Germany. He was singing a song from operas.Germany is famous for its classical music and it is…

Germany

Sightseeing bus in Frankfurt

In Germany as well as in the UK, Sundays seem the day for railway repairing. Because of that the journey from Gemstones area in Germany to Frankfurt was not easy. We had to…

Germany

A church built into a rock

Oberstein in Germany is famous for its gem stone business, but another speciality here is this Felsenkirche, a church built into a natural niche in the rock. You can see this from the…

Germany

Grinding gemstones is a hard work

What do you think this man is doing? Here is the gemstone grinding watermill in Idar, Germany. As you can see, workers lied on their stomach and put the stones on the machine…