Paris
Romeo and Juliet at the Bastille

Romeo and Juliet at the Bastille

After spending a night at a friends’ house in Fontainebleau, France, our friend and her husband joined us in Paris. After meeting up with mutual friends—a couple living in Paris and another in...

After eating galettes, we went to the palace
Moret-sur-Loing

After eating galettes, we went to the palace

In Moret-sur-Loing, France, we had lunch at a crepe shop by the river. The restaurant was called La Poterne. Apparently, there are roughly two types of crepes: sweet ones are called crepes, and…

A beautiful town of history and art
Moret-sur-Loing

A beautiful town of history and art

On the second day of our short trip to France, we went to Fontainebleau, where our friends live. Normally, you can go directly from Lyon station in Paris, but due to station construction,…

That evening’s walk
Paris

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…

Aerials in Barletta
Apulia

Aerials in Barletta

I visited a town called Barletta in Puglia, south Italy.Another historical town with a fine castle and a cathedral, and also a beach.The sea was beautiful, but unfortunately there is a factory of…

Prepared and went to Barcelona
Barcelona

Prepared and went to Barcelona

We went to Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, which is the second largest city in Spain, for a short holiday. I was surprised to find out that Dubrovnik, which we visited recently,…

Well made museum
England

Well made museum

Peel in Isle of Man is a quiet fishing town, but there is a well made fine museum called House of Manannan. Manannan is a sea god in Celtic myth, and…

miranda-friends
People in Osaka
Miranda Friends

People in Osaka

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting I don’t have enough experience to evaluate the different characters of Japanese people depending on where they are from, but soon after I went out of the...
shopping
Talked with a woman at an amber stall
Shopping

Talked with a woman at an amber stall

At one end of the market, Kalnciems Fair which was held outside of old town of Riga, there was a stall where a woman was selling the rough stone of...
airlines
Viaggiare in aereo: Connettere mondi
Airlines

Viaggiare in aereo: Connettere mondi

Amiamo esplorare nuove destinazioni e il viaggio è spesso emozionante quanto l’arrivo. Mentre stiamo aggiornando i nostri archivi sulle compagnie aeree e sulle esperienze di volo, non vediamo l’ora di condividere nuovi spunti su come...
food
Tuna steak
Food

Tuna steak

In the Eolian Islands, off Sicily, I had sea-foods every day.They are so good that I, who regard myself as a meat eater, did not miss meat at all.The photo is a tuna...
hotels
Wonderful ryokan in Hakone
Hotels

Wonderful ryokan in Hakone

This is the view from the balcony of our room in a ryokan(Japanese style hotel) called Hanaougi in Goura in Hakone.This balcony has got a open air hot spring bath, which was excellent!...
food
“Tomorrow’s fish is still in the sea”
Restaurants

“Tomorrow’s fish is still in the sea”

After enjoying a walk in Dartmouth in southwest England, it’s time for a meal. We went to Rockfish, a seafood restaurant that a friend had made a reservation for us. “Tomorrow’s fish is...
food
the indoor market in Alghero
Food

the indoor market in Alghero

It was the third day in Alghero, the town in north western Sardinia in Italy. This holiday was so-called ‘Worcation’, so my posts are naturally more like my diary. We had light...
transports
Nardo at night
Transports

Nardo at night

That night, we went to Nardo, an old town which is about 17 km south of Porto Cesareo where we stayed in Salento region in Apulia in south Italy. I thought there...