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…
Paris
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…
The nature of Colico and a simple restaurant
For lunch that day, we had a reservation at Trattoria Posallo, a restaurant on the outskirts of Colico, a town at the northern end of Lake Como in northern Italy. As usual, my…
A town with a lot of slopes
We came to Malta’s capital city, Valletta. This city is listed as the World Heritage and the streets are like a grid. The straight streets are slopes. Valletta is much bigger than Mdina,…
The museum which was open on Monday
It was Monday on the second day of our stay in Telč in Czech Republic which is a World Heritage town. Most of the tourist attractions were closed. We went up…
Ferry port in Olbia
I took an early ferry back to the mainland Italy.The view at the port in Olbia was wonderful with the rising sun behind the big ferries.People were agitated to get on the ferry…
Mount Konpira
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Before leaving the town of Kotohira, our aim was climbing up the mount Konpira and visiting the temple located on the peak. The path was quite difficult...
Enjoyed shopping in Melrose
The other reason why we went to Melrose, southern Scotland was to visit a knitwear shop called Eribé. I came across this brand in a shop in Whitstable last year. They make colourful...
Tartina
We tried Tartina in Milan, in Italy, this time. This is a small dish with a small amount of food on the bread, as you can see in the photo. It...
At night in Ragusa
We boarded a single-car train that arrived 10 minutes late from the Modica station in Sicily. Our destination is Ragusa. It took only about 30 minutes, but it went like an old man...
“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...
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...
Time is money
The last thing we saw during our sightseeing in the old town of Plovdiv in Bulgaria was the Roman Theatre. This Roman Theatre can be said to be the centrepiece of Plovdiv sightseeing,...
