Picturesque stone village
Pérouges, France, is a truly small stone village. The cobblestone streets are part of its charm, but they’re also extremely difficult to navigate. There was a church near the village entrance, so we…
Pérouges
The road to Pérouges
On this day, we travelled from Lyon, France, where we were staying, to the nearby village of Pérouges. I had previously searched for easy day trips from Lyon, and Pérouges was the first…
Nighttime drink
On our second day in Lyon, France, after a long day of walking around, we rested at the hotel and then headed out for an evening drink. While we typically have a main…
Pop in to Florence for shopping
On the way back from our family holiday in south Italy, we flew from Bari to Pisa and spent one night in Florence mainly to satisfy my family’s desire for shopping.What we…
Shichi-Go-San, an event completely forgotten
In Kameido, Tokyo, there is a famous shrine called Kameido Tenjin. This shrine is said to be dedicated to Michizane Sugawara, and is said to be in high demand among students taking entrance…
Roman cuisine in northern Italy
After returning home from the summer holiday in Sicily, we went to northern Italy for some business. Although it wasn’t a holiday, we made a reservation at a restaurant of Roman cuisine in…
The small town of Kotohira
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. The first stop of my travel in Kagawa prefecture in Japan was Kotohira city. During day time this city is very busy because it is located on...
the changeable weather in St Ives
We stayed at Poldhu Guest House in St Ives in Cornwall, the south western end of England. Because we decided to come to St Ives quite late, when we tried booking a...
British Airways
British Airways (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, based in Waterside, near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. According to the company’s official web site, on 25 August 1919, British...
The salmon in Denmark is excellent
This is a photo of smoked salmon I ate as a starter in an old restaurant called Den Gamle Kro in Odense in Denmark. The waiter came to my table with a whole fish and...
Extensive room
This is a photo of open-air bath belonging to our room in the ryokan (Japanese style hotel). It is a hot spring bath, but because of the noise problem, it was the...
Eat in an old house
We went to Rochester in Kent, England without doing any homework, so at the lunch time, we popped in the tourist office so that we can get some recommendation of restaurants....
Very good lunch
The tour in Tinos took us to lunch soon after the first visit to the church, probably thinking “an army marches on its stomach”.Where we went was a restaurant in a village...
hot air balloon in Bristol: the first part
Bristol, the city in the south west England, is a mecca of hot air balloon flights. Every August, they have the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta with more than 100 balloons going up...
