“Livable” Airbnb this time
During this summer holiday in Syracuse, a historic town in Sicily, Italy, we stayed at Airbnb. We’ve been hooked on Airbnb since our first experience two years ago in Alghero, Sardinia. This…
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Sicily at last
This year’s summer holiday was spent in Syracuse, Sicily. A holiday that would have been realised a year ago originally. We have bitter memories of this time last year when my husband’s leg…
Commoners can visit only garden
We visited Cliveden, the site of an English aristocratic mansion, at the invitation of a couple of friends. It’s a mansion located about nine kilometres east of Marlow, which we visited a few…
The tomb of Karl Marx, and the restaurant
After finishing the tour of the West side of Highgate Cemetery in London, of course we entered the East side as well. Entering in East side is free for those who take the…
The entertaining graveyard
If the British Museum and Tower Bridge are the leading players in London tourism, this Highgate Cemetery could be in the position of a supporting role. I’ve always wanted to go there, but…
Sightseeing in Rye
After a delicious lunch in Rye, a small town in the south of England, we went sightseeing using the map we got at the tourist information centre. First, we went to St. Mary’s…
Visiting Rye by the slow train
I have an almost obsessive notion that I must not waste a sunny weekend during summer and have to go somewhere, so this Sunday we went to Rye, a town in the south…
Visiting British Museum
On a hot Sunday in July, we went to the famous British Museum in London. Having lived in London for decades, the reason why we went there on this day was because I…
