To Fourvière Hill
On our second day in Lyon, France, we climbed Fourvière Hill after lunch. There’s a funicular, so we decided to use that. The 72-hour metro ticket we bought on the first day was…
Lyon
In search of a bouchon
On our second day in Lyon, France, we decided to dine at a bouchon. A bouchon is a restaurant with a down-to-earth atmosphere that serves local cuisine. It’s apparently unique to Lyon. I…
Eyeball Art
While walking through the old town of Lyon, France, a shop caught my eye. At first, I didn’t know what it was, so we just walked past, thinking maybe they sold natural stones….
Japanese restaurants in Paris
You may think why you should eat Japanese in Paris, but there are many good Japanese restaurants in Paris. This time we went to ‘ Shu‘, specialised for Kushiage, fried vegetables and meat…
Similar to Tokyo
This is the first time for me to visit Korea. From the airport to the town, I saw a lot of high rising buildings and road works, which confirmed me that this is really…
Powerful waterfalls
We flew from Buenos Aires to Iguazu to see the waterfalls which are listed in the UNESCO World Heritage. A part of the waterfalls is in Argentina and the other part is…
‘Read’ a pasta dish
Talking with a Japanese friend of mine, Koji, who is a wine and food expert, I learned that there is an Italian dish called Napolitan in Japan, which I did not know that existed.
Try to make a silver accessory
We originally planned to go to Jogasaki from Izu Atagawa in Japan, but because we noticed a leaflet of the silver studio “A&M”, we changed our tickets for Izu Kogen, while the...
Air France
Air France (formally Société Air France, S.A.), stylised as AIRFRANCE, is the French flag carrier headquartered in Tremblay-en-France (north of Paris). The airline’s global hub is at Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport. According to the...
The restaurant with good piglet meal
On the first night, we wanted to go to the restaurant listed in our guide book, but that one was fully booked.A woman there pointed ” That one is good” and it...
Hotel with the Best Location
We stayed in the Steinberger Hotel de Saxe in Dresden, Germany. It stands in the Neumarkt square, which is in the centre of the old town and we could see the Frauenkirche...
Our last dinner was in Leith
Our one-month stay in Edinburgh has finally reached its final night. When we started, I thought it would be a long month, but when it was over, I felt it was very quick....
Japanese Green tea
Standard Method for making Japanese Green tea. Put tea leaves in the teapot. Pour hot water into the teapot over tea leaves. Soak a while, then pour th tea out into teacups. Please don’t leave...
To Extremadura though Madrid
We went to Spain again, and this time to spent the year-end and New Year holidays. The destination is Extremadura, which is close to the border with Portugal. We chose here, because we...
