Lyon
To Fourvière Hill

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…

Lyon

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….

Italy

Boat trip

Lake Como in north Italy is a scenic spot. During summer there are many sight-seeing boats, but not in winter. Usually, the summer timetable finishes at the end of October, but on…

Germany

Restaurant and Carriage

After visiting the Meissen Porcelain Museum, we tried to call a restaurant listed in our guide book, but we could not get through. We thought it might be that our way of…

Palanga

Gintaro

This is a pendant I bought from a man who had a stall in Basanaviciaus Street in Palanga in Lithuania. He made it himself using the local amber and African wood ….

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Sakè in Japan

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In Italy the word sakè indicates a particular alcoholic drink typical from Japan, but the reality is not exatcly like that. In fact, in Japan the word...
shopping
Shopping

Buy pieces of lace

According to my guide book, there are many women who knit lace and sell their products on the streets. It says ‘Buy one or two pieces which would help them sustaining...
airlines
Airlines

Vietnam Airlines

According to company’s official website, the history of Vietnam Airlines dates back to January 1956 when the Vietnam Civil Aviation Department was established by the Government, marking the birth of the civil aviation industry in...
food
Food

Picanha

From Paraty in Brazil, we went to our last destination, Rio de Janeiro, by car. After arriving there around mid-day, we went to a restaurant called Boteco Belmonte near our hotel. What...
hotels
Hotels

Hotel in Mykonos

We stayed in Adonis Hotel in Mykonos.The room was spacious and clean and generally it was not bad.But as other hotels in Mykonos, the lift to and from the port or the...
food
Restaurants

The best foods was lunch at this restaurant

The best foods I had in our short holiday in Taiwan was the lunch at Sin Tai Fung Dumpling House, which was included in our group tour. According to our guide, the staff training...
food
Food

visiting a winery

We saw and tasted a lot of things in our short holiday in Abruzzo in the middle of Italy, but now it was coming to the end. On this day, we went...
transports
Transports

Boat trip to Greenwich

During our stay in London, we felt we should do some sightseeing so went to a pier on the River Thames. We remembered that we once enjoyed the boat trip to Hampton Court,...