To Fourvière Hill
On our second day in Lyon, France, we climbed Fourvière Hill after lunch. There’s a funicular, so we decided to use that. The 72-hour metro ticket we bought on the first day was…
Lyon
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…
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….
Last night on the terrace
We stayed in Palermo, Sicily, Italy for about 10 days, and this was our last night here. The Rinascente department store chain was located near the Airbnb where we were staying, and we…
Swimming on the actual last day
On the last day of our summer holiday on the island of Ischia in southern Italy, we enjoyed swimming in the sea, which we had not been able to enjoy until now. From…
Kitsch taste of the Portuguese royal family
The Sintra National Palace in the middle of the town of Sintra in Portugal was as eccentric as the Pena Palace on the mountain. For example, “Swan Room” (pictured on the cover), which…
Sakè in Japan
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In Italy the word sakè indicates a particular alcoholic drink typical from Japan, but the reality is not exatcly like that. In fact, in Japan the word...
Meeting Sani people in Shilin
After sightseeing in Shilin National Park in China, we moved to the village of the Sani people who guided us as promised. The singing woman’s house was a small general shop. They...
British Airways
British Airways (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, based in Waterside, near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. According to the company’s official web site, on 25 August 1919, British...
Unexpected food and the old town
After enjoying a boat ride in Tübingen, Germany, it was time for lunch. We hurried to a restaurant we’d planned to go, Gasthaus Baren. The reason we were rushing was because the previous...
Lovely hotel and town walk
Zafra, a town in Extremadura, Spain, is an Andalusian-like white town, so much so that it is sometimes called “Little Seville”. We stayed one night at Hotel Plaza Grande, a hotel located...
At the restaurant in Castelfiorentino
In Castelfiorentino, a town in the Tuscany region of Italy, my husband made a reservation at a restaurant called Il Gusto e il Tatto by mistake. He had intended to make a reservation...
Starters are main thing in Puglia
In Martina Franca in Puglia, southern Italy, we went to a restaurant called I Templari which we found online.I had forgotten that in Puglia, the main thing was the starter.Most of the...
Travel by Train
The hotel staff member in Roccella Jonica in southern Italy said “This area is forgotten. You will see that if you see the train around here”. We took that train and...
