Sweet Salami
When we went to Mantova in Italy, we looked for a restaurant called Trattoria Due Cavallini which was in a restaurant guidebook. This was one of those old Italian restaurants with a long…
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Visiting Mantova
One weekend when I felt that spring has come, I went to Mantova in Italy.It is a fairly big town with a lot to see such as a castle and a palace and…
Dutch people
Dutch people are famous for their height. I used to have a Dutch pen friend and he was more than 190 cm and his female cousin was 210cm. They are all big in…
Shops in Amsterdam
In European continent, the shops are usually closed on Sundays, but here in Amsterdam they were open. It is a very important element for tourists. On top of that, although the Netherlands is…
How to take children with you
In the Netherlands, they carry children with you in this way as you can see in this photo. Clever, aren’t they.
Millions of bicycles
When I went to China long time ago, I was overwhelmed by the number of bicycles. But China has achieved economic development and bicycles are being replaced by cars. Now the Netherlands must…
Living on the canals
We went through the canals in Amsterdam by a tour boat. The total length of the canals is 150km apparently. We saw the houseboats closely. Some had small gardens and made me wonder…
The famous red light district
If you expand this photo and look carefully at near the bottom of the right-hand side, you may see a couple ladies in the show windows. This is near the central station in…
Diamonds are forever?
One of the places we went with the tour in Amsterdam was a diamond factory. Of course you can buy one there, but it was not realistic. The cheapest stone was like a…
