Glasgow
A cone is one of the symbols of the city

A cone is one of the symbols of the city

The walking tour we participated in in Glasgow, Scotland ended in front of the Museum of Modern Art. The main point is that the statue of Lord Wellington here is wearing a cone....

Glasgow

A saint called Mungo

On our short trip to Scotland, on the last day we took a walking tour of Glasgow. It started at 10:30am from George Square. Our guide, a lady named Liz, spoke clearly and…

Highlands

The last place was Glencoe

On our one-day Scottish Highlands tour, the first stop after lunch was Stalker Castle. However, just like 13 years ago, we only looked at it from a distance. Last time when we saw…

Highlands

Our main purpose, Oban

On this tour to the Scottish Highlands, our main purpose was to visit the port town of Oban. This place is said to be the “Seafood Capital of Scotland.” When we came here…

Emilia Romagna

Genuine Bolognese

Because I felt like eating an authentic Bolognese, we went to Bologna, in Italy.  We searched the internet for a good restaurant with a good reputation and found one called Antica Torattoria…

Sweden

Cold!

This is the first time for me to visit Stockholm. It is a beautiful city with a lot of water and very soft light. But, oh, it’s cold! It was middle of spring,…

Bristol

Italian restaurant in Bristol

On the day when we flew with the hot air balloon in Bristol in south west England, we had our lunch at an Italian restaurant which was recommended on an internet site….

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Mount Konpira

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Before leaving the town of Kotohira, our aim was climbing up the mount Konpira and visiting the temple located on the peak. The path was quite difficult...
shopping
Shopping

beads of Murano

Every time we go to Murano in Venice, we end up buying some glass products. Not only jewelleries, but one time we stretched our budget to buy a colourful vase. When I...
airlines
Airlines

Lufthansa Airlines

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (or simply Lufthansa) is the flag carrier of Germany and one of the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried and fleet size. Lufthansa was founded in 1926 in Berlin (the name was...
food
Food

Famous for “champagne”

We moved from Sevastopol to Balaklava and had a very good seafood lunch. This time, we had a sparkling wine, which was a little sweet and was called “Champagne”. Yalta in...
hotels
Hotels

The First Hotel in Seville

The first hotel in Seville was called Vincci La Rabida.As soon as I enter the hall, I remembered the hotel in Trinidad in Cuba, maybe because of the lounge in well-hole style.Well, I...
food
Restaurants

Eat in an old house

We went to Rochester in Kent, England without doing any homework, so at the lunch time, we popped in the tourist office so that we can get some recommendation of restaurants....
food
Food

Enjoyed the fresh seafood

In the seaside town of Otranto in southern Italy, we enjoyed fresh seafood. In the first evening, we went to a restaurant called L’altro Baffo, which was recommended not only the hotel...
transports
Transports

sea and donkeys in Lindos

In Lindos, the old town in Rhodes in Greece when we arrived at the top of the hill where the Acropolis was, we could see the magnificent view of the sea. On one side, we...