Lyon
Mural and trouble

Mural and trouble

Lyon, France, is home to many murals. It’s fun to wander around and look at them. After lunch, we still had some time before our return train, so we walked around a bit...

Lyon

This is a real bouchon

For our last day in Lyon, France, we made a reservation at La Meuniere, which was at the top of the list of recommended bouchons. It had closed two days prior, so we…

Lyon

Two churches

On our final day of a short trip to Lyon, France, the sky was a deep blue, a stark contrast to the previous day. First, we went to see the cathedral in the…

Lyon

A slightly sophisticated evening drink

When we returned to Lyon from Pérouges, France, I was so exhausted that I thought I’d had enough for the day. However, after a short rest, I felt much better. Thank goodness. I…

Da Nang

A temple

The problem of the sight seeing tour in Da Nang by Cyclo, Vietnamese bicycle rickshaw was the language. One of the two drivers gave us explanations in English, but his (and other…

Zafra

Dinner on the day

It’s dinner time in Zafra, a town in western Spain. The restaurant at Hotel Plaza Grande, where we were staying, had been praised on the internet, so we went to see it, but…

Genoa

Genoa at night

 I revisited Genoa, Italy.This time, a local person guided me and we walked around the town at night.Then, we entered a small old pub just in front of an 10 century church, which was…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Stay in a Ryokan

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In the touristic town of Kotohira, in Kagawa prefecture, I stayed one night in a tipical Japanese hotel (Ryokan), called Tsuruya. My Japanese friend Shogo, who accompanied...
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...
airlines
Airlines

Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand‘s story began in April 1940 when its forerunner airline, Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL) was incorporated. The route network was expanded from Australia and the Pacific to Asia, the USA, the UK...
food
Food

Enjoyed the Scottish speciality

Haggis is probably the most famous Scottish food. When I said to my sister in Japan, “I’m going to eat haggis,” she said  “what’s that?” and searched on the internet. And she said,...
hotels
Hotels

Abbiamo mangiato Tapas a Caceres

A Caceres, una cittadina dell’Estremadura, in Spagna, abbiamo soggiornato in un hotel chiamato Soho Boutique Casa Don Fernando, che si affaccia su Plaza Mayor, la piazza centrale. Abbiamo scelto questo hotel per la sua posizione....
food
Food

Conger special restaurant

A friend of ours took us to a restaurant in Nihonbashi in Tokyo called “Tamai” which is specialised in conger eel dishes. I had never eaten conger eel apart from the one...
transports
Transports

Excursion to the island

While staying in Nafplio, Greece, we also went to Hydra Island. This is another destination that my husband discovered while researching for this trip. We wanted to go there after reading that there...