Moret-sur-Loing
A beautiful town of history and art

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,...

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…

Paris

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…

Finland

Uspenski Cathedral

This is one of the two outstanding churches in Helsinki, in Finland. It was completed in 1868 and it is the largest Russian Orthodox Church in Western Europe. Surely, it was big. Because…

England

Winter Wonderland

I went to Winter Wonderland, an event which was held in Hyde Park, the famous park in London. I was oblivious on this event, but apparently it was already the 7th year…

Japan

Traditional ceremony

Our friend said “How about going to the Kanda Shrine and drink Amazake (sweet beverage made from fermented rice or sake lees)?”, so we went there. I have known the name of…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Sakè in Japan

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In Italy the word sakè indicates a particular alcoholic drink typical from Japan, but the reality is not exatcly like that. In fact, in Japan the word...
shopping
Shopping

shopping on Ishigaki Island

I cannot remember exactly where, but probably in the hotel, I got a booklet called “Ishigaki Sightseeing Guidebook 2017”. This booklet has a lot of information on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, Japan...
airlines
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...
hotels
Hotels

It had only two stars

We stayed at Hotel Vaubecour in Lyon, France. As usual, we chose this hotel on Booking.com based on its location, reputation, and price, but when we got there, it only had two stars....
food
Restaurants

The Restaurant in Lodi

We had some time before our flight, so we visited Lodi, a town which is about 30km southeast of Milan in Italy. It is not a world famous town, but it has...
food
Food

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...
transports
Transports

Another thing I wanted to do here

One of the things I wanted to do in Dubrovnik, Croatia is to take a ropeway on a sunny day and look down on the old town from far above the sky. The...