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…

Osuna

The town with no taxies

[Nov. 2021] There are no taxis in Osuna, a town in Andalusia, Spain. We took it for granted that we would go to the hotel to pick up our luggage and take a taxi to…

Milan

Getting on the shiny Italo

[Sept. 2021] In Italy this time, we took a private high-speed train, Italo. This was the first time for us since the spring of 2013. Italo opened in 2012, so it was still new at…

Falkirk

What is Falkirk Wheel?

[June 2021] The last day we spent with our friends who came during our stay in Edinburgh, we went to Falkirk, about 37.5 kilometers northwest of Edinburgh. The aim was not the town itself, but…

Stonehaven

Seafood in a restaurant in the countryside

[June 2021] After a few days of our stay in Edinburgh, Scotland, finally the weekend started, so we had an excursion. The destination was Dunnottar Castle, just south of Aberdeen. From Edinburgh, you can take…

Edinburgh

The beginning of our ‘workation’ in Edinburgh

[May 2021] We came to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Both of us have completed the second Covid vaccination and are now active. Going abroad is still restricted, so we decided to start in the…