Paris
That evening’s walk

That evening’s walk

After enjoying a delicious lunch in the Bercy district of Paris, France, we finally checked into our hotel. This time, we stayed at the Ibis, a chain hotel. As I mentioned before, the...

Paris

Regional cuisine of the Aveyron

The first restaurant we went to in the Bercy district of Paris, France, where we stayed, was L’Auberge Aveyronnaise. My husband found and booked this restaurant online before the trip. It serves cuisine…

Paris

The district of Bercy

We easily arrived at Cour St-Emilion station, the nearest metro station to our reserved hotel, via Metro Line 14 from Orly Airport in Paris, France. It was smoother than we expected; we arrived…

Paris

The problem in Paris this time

Almost every trip to Paris, France, presents some kind of problem. Trains are convenient for travelling from Milan to Paris. However, in early May, the Gare de Lyon, the Paris train station, was…

Turin

Two excellent restaurants in Turin

The only reason we went to Turin in Italy this time was to participate in the Photomarathon. But of course we got hungry. Piedmont, where Turin is located, is well known for…

Croatia

To Zadar

We went to Zadar in Croatia for this year’s summer holiday. This historical town is situated a little north of the middle of the country’s long seafront. There are some Roman…

Palermo

Our meal on the New Year’s Day

We welcomed the New Year with a modest treat of biscuits and local sparkling wine at the Airbnb in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, where we were staying. It was a commotion outside, with firecrackers…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

USSR, Moscow 1980 – 3

This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. Walking around in Moscow, we were surprised to see no foods on the shelves in the supermarket, included the famous department store called Gum. But in the hotel we...
shopping
Shopping

shopping in Burano

One of the purposes of our holiday in Venice this time was island hopping. So we wanted to go to the island of San Francesco del Deserto where there is a monastery...
airlines
Airlines

Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds

We love exploring new destinations and the journey is often as exciting as the arrival. While we are currently updating our archives on airlines and flight experiences, we look forward to sharing more insights on...
food
Food

We found a cheap restaurant

We returned to Forio, where we were staying, from the Aragonese Castle, the most popular tourist spot on the island of Ischia in southern Italy, for lunch. I had thought from lunch the...
hotels
Hotels

The hotel facing the Grand Canal

This was my 4th visit to Venice, but the first time for me to stay in the hotel facing the Grand Canal. I always wanted to stay in this sort of place. The name...
food
Restaurants

The last luncheon

This is a photo of the grilled sea bass, my last luncheon in Zadar in Croatia. We went to a restaurant called Groppo, which was introduced in the leaflet from our...
food
Food

Jacket Potato Restaurant

The guide on the free walking tour in Gdansk in Poland said that there are many good restaurants in the street, which starts at the Great Armoury. So we walked there and...
transports
Transports

Slow Journey by Locomotive Train and Carriage

From the station, called Radebeul Ost, in the suburbs of Dresden, you can take a narrow gauge steam locomotive railway. It started operating in 1884 and now the locomotive engine made in...