Lyon
In search of a bouchon

In search of a bouchon

On our second day in Lyon, France, we decided to dine at a bouchon. A bouchon is a restaurant with a down-to-earth atmosphere that serves local cuisine. It’s apparently unique to Lyon. I...

Lyon

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

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….

Lithuania

By carriage

Klaipeda in Lithuania where we stayed this time faces Curonian Spit separated by the narrow sea. Cronian Spit is the long narrow spit, a land of accumulated sand. Apparently the length is…

The Netherlands

The famous red light district

If you expand this photo and look carefully at near the bottom of the right-hand side, you may see a couple ladies in the show windows. This is near the central station in…

England

5th of November

In the UK, they have bonfires and fireworks on the 5th of November every year. I was surprised to learn that this event started in 1605. On this day in 1605,…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Osaka castle

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. One of the most important touristic attraction in the city of Osaka is its castle. It was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the three people who...
shopping
Shopping

the exciting bazaar in Kashgar

The bazaar in Kashgar, the town in the western part of Xinjiang in China is genuine. In Turpan a few days before, I had been disappointed at their bazaar, so this time...
airlines
Airlines

Alitalia

Compagnia Aerea Italiana S.p.A. (Italian Air Company), operating as Alitalia, is the flag carrier and national airline of Italy, which took over the name, the landing rights, many planes and some other assets from the...
food
Food

Enjoy local food

We went to Esslingen am Neckar from Stuttgart, Germany, where we were staying. Recently, we’ve always been travelling on a whim, but this time I did a little preparation and made notes on...
hotels
Hotels

Hotel in Stockholm

We stayed in a hotel called Radisson Blu Royal Viking in Stockholm. We chose this because of the location, which is just next to the central station. Although it is one of the...
food
Restaurants

Restaurant of the butcher

I would like to introduce a restaurant we went in London which we were very satisfied with. As you can see from their name, Macellaio Roberto Costa, it is an Italian restaurant....
food
Food

The first winery

The first winery I visited in Langhe in Piedmont in Italy was called Salvano.I just rang the door bell and popped in and found it was not open on Saturday.But the receptionist said...
transports
Transports

A quaint lift

This is an old lift called Santa Justa in the middle of Lisbon. When you are walking on the pedestrianised street, you will see this suddenly. Apparently it was build towards the...