Lyon
Mural and trouble

Mural and trouble

Lyon, France, is home to many murals. It’s fun to wander around and look at them. After lunch, we still had some time before our return train, so we walked around a bit...

Lyon

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…

Lyon

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…

Italy

Relaxing restaurant

On the second day of our stay in Trieste, Italy, we went to the seafood restaurant called Al Nuovo Antico Pavone, which we had found in the internet. The entrance is simple,…

Carmona

To Andalusia in search of the bright sun

As autumn deepened, we left London, where there are many dark days, and went to the Andalusia region of Spain in search of a bright sun. Of course, there are still Covid restrictions,…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Eat Italian food in Tokyo

This is my friend, Bangly's posting. Usually when I travel I like to be totally absorbed in local customs, so I eat only local foods because foods are one of the forms of...
shopping
Shopping

Blue John and Haircut

On the last day of our short holiday in Lincoln, the city in the middle of England, we went into a jewellery shop that had interested me during our stay. The reason...
airlines
Airlines

Emirates airlines

Emirates is an airline based at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to the company’s official website, On 25th October 1985, Emirates flew its first routes out of Dubai with just two...
food
Food

dishes of Rome

We got up very early again, this time to go to Rome. This was the first time I had been to Fiumicino Airport in Rome in 35 years, though we went through there for transit...
hotels
Hotels

Hotel in Rome

We stayed in #Hotel Portoghesi in the historical part of #Rome.It is a three star hotel, but they renovated an old building very nicely and our room had a good atmosphere including...
food
Restaurants

Restaurant I can recommend

When we arrived at Chiaravalle Abbey in Milan, it was just about the lunch time. So we went into one restaurant near the Abbey. The name was Locanda Chiaravalle. We did not...
food
Food

Choose tapas bars carefully

There are many tapas bars in Seville, the capital of the Andalusian region of Spain. According to the guidebook, Seville is the birthplace of tapas, and there are as many as 3,000 tapas...
transports
Transports

Metro, tragedy and hospital

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...