Homely hotel
The German gem stone town called Idar-Oberstein is divided into two areas, Idar and Oberstein. Our hotel was in Oberstein side near the railway station. The name is City Hotel Garni. It seemed…
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Gem stone town
Do you know that there is a gem stone town called Idar-Oberstein in Germany? I got to know this through a magazine and had wished to go there. And now my dream came…
Walk in Richmond
It was rare sunny Saturday. We went out to walk in Richmond, south west London. This is a rich town with up-market shops. It is quite nice atmosphere with the Thames river running…
Unexpectedly not so solemn rite of baptism
I had a chance to join the rite of baptism in Italy.By doing this ceremony, a baby becomes a Christian.The Father makes the sign of the cross on the baby and put his/her…
Very eccentric villa
When we stayed one night at Gardone Riviera on Lake Garda, Italy, the hotel staff recommended us to visit Vittoriale degli Italiani, saying ‘ you should see it at least once in your…
The view from the hotel
This time, we stayed in a hotel called Hotel du Lac in Gardone Riviera on the shore of Lake Garda. It is a three star hotel and the room was very basic, but…
The last fortress of Mussolini
A friend of mine visited me and we went to Lake Garda together.This time we went to the west side of the lake and had a lunch at Salò.This is another holiday destination…
Everyone must go to the Grand Bazaar
Our Turkish holiday is coming to the end. The last destination was the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. I had about 3 hours in the morning before my flight so I took a taxi…
The town of Tampere
We came back to Tampere where we started this journey. There are a lot of chimneys there and very severe sort of image there. But on the other hand, there were also many…
