Plovdiv

Time is money

[April, 2022] The last thing we saw during our sightseeing in the old town of Plovdiv in Bulgaria was the Roman Theatre. This Roman Theatre can be said to be the centrepiece of Plovdiv sightseeing,…

Bachkovo Monastery

About simple lunch and waiting for the bus

[Apr. 2022] After visiting Bachkovo Monastery in Bulgaria, we had a light lunch at one of the cafeterias along the approach. The name is Bistro Abdera. The reason I chose this one among the cafeterias…

Plovdiv

An impudent driver

[April 2022] We went to Bulgaria for the Easter Holiday this year. We usually travel to the Orthodox countries for Easter holidays. This is because the Orthodox Church usually has a different time for Easter…

Sintra and vicinity

The way to Sintra

[Dec. 2021] Sintra is considered to be an “absolute place to go” (guidebook) as a day trip destination from Lisbon, Portugal. We visited here in February 2019, when my husband had his leg injured and…

Evora

Take a nostalgic train from a faded station

[Dec. 2021] During our stay in Lisbon, Portugal, we made an excursion to Evora in the Alentejo region. A few years ago, we travelled only to the Alentejo region and went to Evora, too, but…

Lisbon

Metro, tragedy and hospital

[Dec. 2021] After taking a peek at the El Corte Inglés department store in Lisbon, Portugal, we decided to take the metro from there. This was our first time on the Lisbon metro. There was…

Lisbon

Funicular I wanted to ride

[Dec. 2021] We have visited Lisbon, Portugal several times, but we have never actually seen the funicular that I sometimes see in the pictures. That’s why I definitely wanted to ride this time. We hadn’t…