Paris
That evening’s walk

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…

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…

Blue Eye

Blue eye of a dragon

After leaving Gjirokaster, an old town in Albania, we went to a spring called the Blue Eye. It was actually an optional tour, but since everyone said they wanted to join, we decided…

England

All in a sweat

On the day when we joined the tour to Isle of Wight, after lunch at the seaside of Shanklin, we went up to the old village on top of the cliff. From…

Lombardy

Another funicular in Bergamo

This was the second time for me to visit Bergamo and for the first time I went up to the second hill there.I did not know there is another funicular railways to go…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

A Restaurant, Europe and Japan together

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. I read recently that in Italy some restaurants that serve mix of Italian and Japanese cookings. In Osaka, in Japan, I had the opportunity to have a...
shopping
Shopping

happy Mandrogi

The first port of call during our cruise in Russia was Mandrogi, a village on Svir River. This is a new village which was recognised as a village in 1999 and the...
food
Food

Excellent ale

We had a rest in a pub in Chipping Campden in Cotswolds, England. The pub served foods, but because we had to go further, we just had a half pint of local...
hotels
Hotels

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...
food
Restaurants

How Expensive!

Northern Europe is known being expensive. It is really so. For the dinner, we chose a restaurant from my guide book to enjoy seafood. The foods were good, but not that good to be...
food
Food

Enjoyed the fresh seafood

In the seaside town of Otranto in southern Italy, we enjoyed fresh seafood. In the first evening, we went to a restaurant called L’altro Baffo, which was recommended not only the hotel...