Oslo

To Oslo

[ May 2019 ] We went to Oslo in Norway for the first time during the Spring Bank Holiday towards the end of May. Oslo was one of the remaining capital cities we had never…

Chiba

To Mt. Nokogiri

[ May 2019 ] In the middle of Golden Week (about a week from the end of April to early May, with many national holidays in Japan), we went to Mt. Nokogiri, in Chiba prefecture….

Akita

Surprising Blue of Lake Tazawa

[ Apr.2019 ] This time in Japan, we travelled to Akita Prefecture with our family. It was in the middle of special Golden Week (from the end of April to early May, when there are…

Canterbury

Punting in Canterbury

[ Mar.2019 ] The name of the river running through Canterbury in the south of England is the River Stour. It is a narrow river like a canal, and on the river they were offering…

Lisbon

Going Around Lisbon with a Tuk Tuk

[ Feb.2019 ] On Monday afternoon in Lisbon in Portugal,  the museums were closed and we did not have a specific plan. Then we noticed the Tuk Tuk waiting for customers at the Largo do…

Tenerife

To Tenerife

[ Dec.2018 ] We spent our holiday over Christmas and New Year in Tenerife, one of the Canary islands in Spain. Tenerife is a popular destination for British, German and northern European people seeking the…

Kiev

Sleeping Car in Ukraine

[ Sept.2018 ] The sightseeing tour ended at the St. Andrew’s Church in Kiev, the capital city in Ukraine. We said goodbye to our guide and started walking down the long winding slope, called Andriyivsky…

Belgrade

To Zemun by Bus

[ May 2018 ] On the next day, we joined a tour to Zemun, a historic part of Belgrade in Serbia. We joined many tours during our short holiday in Serbia, which was good in…