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….
Children’s clothing
This is not only in the Basque country, but in Spain generally, we often see children’s shops selling very elegant clothes. Usually the colours are pale and have the feeling that…
“1000 Windows” – There’s Probably Not 1000
On an evening tour in Berat, Albania, we went to a spot where we could see the famous “1000 Windows.” The area is characterized by a row of traditional houses built on a…
Wall
The last place we visited in the tour to Northern Cyprus was the wall in Famagusta. The wall at the end of the row of houses in this photo is the one….
Visiting an exhibition of Ukiyo-e
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. A lot of people in Italy know the artist Katsushika Hokusai and his works, for example “the wave” or “36 views of mount Fuji”. They are on...
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...
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...
Scotch whisky experience
Our stay in Edinburgh has come towards the end, and we had little time left to try Scotch whisky. Late in the afternoon, we headed out to the Old Town to a museum,...
Hotel where Napoleon’s army was stationed
When we had a short holiday in Veneto in north Italy, we stayed one night at a hotel called Ca'Sette which was in the suburbs of Bassano del Grappa. This property was...
A historic pub
We went to an old pub in London with our friends. The name is “Dove” and it is situated on River Thames. Apparently this pub has been there since 17th century and...
Ice Wine and Quebecoise cuisine
The next place we went during our food tour on Ile d’Orlean, the island in the suburbs of Quebec City in Canada was a winery. We had leaned that Canada produces...
The town with no taxies
There are no taxis in Osuna, a town in Andalusia, Spain. We took it for granted that we would go to the hotel to pick up our luggage and take a taxi to...
