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…
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…
Castle museum
The first place we visited in Klaipeda in Lithuania was the Castle Museum. It was full of history of the city. The castle was founded by Teutonic Knights in 1252 and the…
The Old Part of Stockholm
The old part of Stockholm is called Gamlan Stan, sounds like Indian or something. It is very nice with colourful buildings and cobbled streets. According to the guide, it is not too old,…
Very Good Seafood
When we arrived in Reggio di Calabria in southern Italy, it was lunch time, so the first thing we did was looking for a restaurant. The efficient person at our B&B…
Stay in a Ryokan
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In the touristic town of Kotohira, in Kagawa prefecture, I stayed one night in a tipical Japanese hotel (Ryokan), called Tsuruya. My Japanese friend Shogo, who accompanied...
Various things in Lisbon
We returned to Lisbon’s Rossio station from Sintra, Portugal, and then took a taxi to the Parliament building near our home (Airbnb). From here, we walked to Naco, a delicatessen shop that we...
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...
Quirky Hotel
We went to London to celebrate our friend’s end of her battle with illness. It had been decades since we’d stayed in a hotel in London, where we’d lived for many years. This...
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...
A fishing village
This is a fishing village called Portmagee in Ireland.During the bus tour, the guide emphasised that they serve the best seafood in the country, so my expectation had swollen.But, the restaurant he recommended...
To the village where there are no pharmacies
During this year’s Easter holiday, we took a short trip to Valle d’Aosta, which is located at the edge of northwestern Italy. Actually, we were planning to go to Turkey, and we had...
