Eyeball Art
While walking through the old town of Lyon, France, a shop caught my eye. At first, I didn’t know what it was, so we just walked past, thinking maybe they sold natural stones….
Lyon
See the tranquil church and head to the old town
Near the hotel we stayed at in Lyon, France, we came across a folkloric-looking building with a simple red pattern on its exterior walls. I thought it was probably a monastery, but we…
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….
Duomo in Ragusa Ibla
There are two “cathedrals” in the historic town of Ragusa in Sicily, Italy. One is the Basilica of San Giovanni Battista in the New Town and the other is the Basilica of San…
All the way to eat seafood
We went to eat seafood to Matosinhos in the suburbs of Oporto, Portugal. Matosinhos is a seaside port town about 10 kilometers north of Oporto. At first, we were planning to go to…
To Jerónimos Monastery, the World Heritage Site in Lisbon
On our last day in Lisbon in Portugal, we headed for the Jerónimos Monastery, one of the Unesco World Heritage sites which I had wanted to visit for some time. This monastery…
Meditate in a Zen garden
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in Kansai area I had the opportunity to visit the temple Ryoan-ji in Kyoto, which has one of the most important Zen gardens in...
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...
JAL Japan Airlines
JAL Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (JAL) (Nihon Kōkū Kabushiki-gaisha) is an airline headquartered in Shinagawa, in Tokyo, Japan. It is the flag carrier of Japan and its main hubs are Tokyo’s Narita International Airport and...
Very Good Lunch and Confetti
Now it was lunch time in Sulmona, a town in Abruzzo in the middle of Italy. Our guide, Guido, took us to a restaurant called Il Vecchio Muro, which he had been...
A pretty room
This is a hotel room where we stayed in Evora, Portugal. It is very nicely furnished. The painting on the wall was done by a 13-year-old Ukrainian boy, which was amazing. This house...
Lunch at the seaside restaurant
We had a lunch at a restaurant where the sea was just below your eyes on the San Nicola island, one of the Isole di Tremiti in Puglia. According to the artist in...
A fine evening in Montepulciano
I did not get tired of walking in this pretty town of Montepulciano, Tuscany, but it is getting dark and had to find a dinner place. We really needed a light supper, but...
the disappointing boat trip and the excellent seafood in Halifax
On the second day in Halifax in Canada, we were supposed to have the boat trip which should have been one of the highlights in this holiday. This is the tour booked...
