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…

Corridor where horses can run
Lombardy

Corridor where horses can run

Vigevano of north Italy is famous for its beautiful square, but there is a castle, too.Castello Sforzesco was built at the end of 15th century as Piazza Ducale.Sforza family who governed Milan, ran…

In the town of Carpi
Emilia Romagna

In the town of Carpi

About a 20-minute drive west of Correggio, a town in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, lies the town of Carpi. On our second day, we visited the town. I first learned of the…

miranda-friends
Meditate in a Zen garden
Miranda Friends

Meditate in a Zen garden

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in Kansai area I had the opportunity to visit the temple Ryoan-ji in Kyoto, which has one of the most important Zen gardens in...
shopping
Eyeball Art
Shopping

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....
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
Delicious food that looks bad for you
Food

Delicious food that looks bad for you

I continue talking about our journey in Spain during the year-end and New Year holidays. The next day, we left Extremadura and went to Salamanca by bus. Salamanca is a university town described...
hotels
The hotel and the enoteca in Parma
Hotels

The hotel and the enoteca in Parma

On that day, we entered Emilia-Romagna from Cremona in Lombardy, Northern Italy, and stayed overnight in Parma. On the way, we stopped off in Fontanellato, where there is a castle called Rocca San...
food
All the way to eat seafood
Restaurants

All the way to eat seafood

We went to eat seafood to Matosinhos in the suburbs of Oporto, Portugal. Matosinhos is a seaside port town about 10 kilometers north of Oporto. At first, we were planning to go to...
food
Dish called Samgyetang
Food

Dish called Samgyetang

What I knew about Korean foods were only Kimuchi, Barbeque and a few others, but this time in Busan I ate something called Samgyetang, which is my sister’s favourite. Basically, this is a...
transports
Korean Bullet Train
Transports

Korean Bullet Train

We moved from Busan to Seoul by a train very similar to Japanese Bullet Train called KTX.Our guide took us to the Busan station and at Seoul station, there was another guide waiting...