This is a real bouchon
For our last day in Lyon, France, we made a reservation at La Meuniere, which was at the top of the list of recommended bouchons. It had closed two days prior, so we…
Lyon
Two churches
On our final day of a short trip to Lyon, France, the sky was a deep blue, a stark contrast to the previous day. First, we went to see the cathedral in the…
A slightly sophisticated evening drink
When we returned to Lyon from Pérouges, France, I was so exhausted that I thought I’d had enough for the day. However, after a short rest, I felt much better. Thank goodness. I…
Outdoor Museum in Lviv
In the town of Lviv in the west of Ukraine, first we visited the outdoor museum of the old wooden houses brought from villages in west Ukraine. The guide of this museum…
The only shopping we did in this holiday
In Gjirokaster, an old town in Albania, we stayed at a hotel near the bustling city centre, where shops were lined up like a bazaar. The hotel was called Hotel Argjiro. It seems…
The best place to see in town is here
We visited Palazzo Reale, the Norman royal palace, the most popular attraction in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The ticket costs €19 per person, which is a bit daunting, but it’s worth the money. The…
In Moscow 1980
This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. When we landed at the Moscow airport in April 1980, at the passport control we we found the officials wearing uniforms, with no smiles or no expressions. They looked...
The next day was sunny
On the second day in Yokohama, Japan, the sun was shining and completely opposite of the bad weather of the previous day. And it was warm, too. If we had planned this trip...
Korean Air
The air transport industry in Korea was initially formed with the establishment of Korea National Airlines (KNA), a private company in 1948. However, as a result of insufficient demand for air traffic, its inability to...
Tasting
In our short family holiday, we went to a sake brewery in Boso area in Chiba prefecture in Japan.It was called “Sommelier House Sakasho-no-Yakata”.I was imagining a very old establishment like the...
Note the windows
We stayed in Gloucester Bowden Hall #Hotel in #Cotswolds.The room was ordinary as it is one of the Accor chain hotels.The foods were not as special as they pretend to be, which...
about lunch of the day and the town of Sassari
On the day we went to see the Basilica di Saccargia in the northern part of Sardinia, Italy, we had lunch at a restaurant near the church. Its name is Ristorante Saccargia. It...
Coca tea for the first time in my life
We drank Coca tea for the first time in our life on the hill of Monserrate in Bogota. Coca, as you know is the leaf which could be processed to make cocaine. Monserrate is the...
Riding the tram No.28 all the way to the last stop
We boarded tram No.28 from the front of Estrela Basilica in Lisbon, Portugal. This area is in the western part of the city and is not a major tourist destination yet, so we...
