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…
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…
Gorgeous pendant
On the day we walked along the walking course in Toledo in my guide book, we went to Taller del Moro, but found that it was closed. So instead, we went into…
Continue Sightseeing in La Laguna
The next place we went to in La Laguna, the old capital city in Tenerife in Spain, was Iglesia y ex convento de San Agustin. This was not included in the ticket we…
The Magao Caves, which was not that satisfactory
No tourist misses Magao Caves if you visit Dunhuang in China. This is the famous Buddhism ruins which were carved from the 4th century for 1000 years. There are nearly 500 stone…
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...
The only shopping we did in this holiday
In Gjirokaster, an old town in Albania, we stayed at a hotel near the bustling city centre, where shops were lined up like a bazaar. The hotel was called Hotel Argjiro. It seems...
Madrasa and lunch
The last stop on our guided walking tour in Marrakesh, Morocco, was the Ben Youssuf Madrasa, a former religious school. Entry cost 50 dirhams (approximately 4.70 euros). Founded in the mid-16th century and...
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....
Light lunch and off we went to Zafra
After visiting the Roman bridge and the Roman theatre and stadium in Merida, a town of Roman ruins in western Spain, we were quite tired and hungry. So we decided to have a...
The meal on board
Our Santorini sight seeing boat stopped at another place for us to swim after the hot spring, but it was already late in the afternoon and water looked cold, so I just...
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...
