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,…
Moret-sur-Loing
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…
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…
Mt.Ararat and the monastery
I realise now that I was very lucky to see the Mt.Ararat so clearly. I read some travel blogs of various people and apparently the mountain is often hidden behind clouds….
Dinner in a Village with Thatched Houses
In the evening of the day that we enjoyed in Dartmoor, in the southwest of England, we had dinner in a village called North Bovey. Widecombe, the village we went to…
Showing economic difficulty
Ireland was called ‘Celtic Tiger’ until some years ago because of its economic success. But Leman Shock changed the situation and now having a huge debt as a country and they are really…
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...
a Japanese in San Telmo
On Sunday in Buenos Aires in Argentina, we went to the antique market in San Telmo area which we had also been to last time. We took a taxi from Recoleta area and...
Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds
We love exploring new destinations and the journey is often as exciting as the arrival. While we are currently updating our archives on airlines and flight experiences, we look forward to sharing more insights on...
Sweet Salami
When we went to Mantova in Italy, we looked for a restaurant called Trattoria Due Cavallini which was in a restaurant guidebook. This was one of those old Italian restaurants with a long...
Hotel in Toledo
We stayed in a three star hotel called Hotel Domus Plaza Zocodover in Toledo, Spain.As the name suggests, it is located in a corner of Plaza Zocodover, which is the centre of...
Clientele looked posh in this restaurant
We went to a restaurant called Al Conte Ugolino in Milan, not too far from the Duomo. It was founded in 1935. The interior was not so much different from others, but the customers...
the eel in Alghero
This day in Alghero, a town in the northwestern part of Sardinia, Italy, was a normal day. The only event was a lunch break between work, going to a market in...
JR’s ability for organisation
I went to Kanazawa from Tokyo using Shinkansen Bullet Train up to Echigoyuzawa and then changed, and took the same route on the way back. But because of the horrible weather called “bomb”...
