Paris
Romeo and Juliet at the Bastille

Romeo and Juliet at the Bastille

After spending a night at a friends’ house in Fontainebleau, France, our friend and her husband joined us in Paris. After meeting up with mutual friends—a couple living in Paris and another in...

Moret-sur-Loing

After eating galettes, we went to the palace

In Moret-sur-Loing, France, we had lunch at a crepe shop by the river. The restaurant was called La Poterne. Apparently, there are roughly two types of crepes: sweet ones are called crepes, and…

Moret-sur-Loing

A beautiful town of history and art

On the second day of our short trip to France, we went to Fontainebleau, where our friends live. Normally, you can go directly from Lyon station in Paris, but due to station construction,…

Paris

That evening’s walk

After enjoying a delicious lunch in the Bercy district of Paris, France, we finally checked into our hotel. This time, we stayed at the Ibis, a chain hotel. As I mentioned before, the…

Spain

Eye catching architectures

The top tourist attraction in Valencia in Spain is not in the old town, but in the outskirts. There is a huge area called ‘City of Arts and Sciences’ there. When the…

Tokyo

Summer in Japan

This time I experienced Japanese summer first time in more than 10 years. I had heard that it was more than 35 degrees everyday, so we were prepared mentally. But  on…

Japan

Old restaurant

The old restaurant we tried to get to was called Boranaya in Jogasaki in Izu, Japan. Apparently they have got the history since 1626. It is an old thatched house. They have…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

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...
shopping
Shopping

That evening’s walk

After a thorough sightseeing tour of Fez, Morocco, we took a stroll through the medina surrounding our riad that evening. Ideally, we wanted to descend the hill and return to the more traditional...
airlines
Airlines

Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds

We love exploring new destinations and the journey is often as exciting as the arrival. While we are currently updating our archives on airlines and flight experiences, we look forward to sharing more insights on...
food
Food

Appreciate fresh shellfish

Early in January, we had a short family trip to Iseshima in Japan. I do not mean that we payed a visit to the Ise Shrine, which would be very very crowded in...
hotels
Hotels

the hotel on the island

The hotel we stayed on the island of Isla Grande in Colombia was the Hotel San Pedro de Majagua. Apparently it used to be a house of a French painter. If I...
food
Restaurants

The Restaurant in Lodi

We had some time before our flight, so we visited Lodi, a town which is about 30km southeast of Milan in Italy. It is not a world famous town, but it has...
food
Food

Beer Garden

One of the main pleasures of a holiday in Germany is a beer garden. We spend a nice time in a beer garden on the Elbe riverbank in Dresden. Maybe because it...
transports
Hotels

to Rhodes seeking the view of warm sea

We missed the view of warm sea, so decided to visit Rhodes in Greece just as a long weekend. Our flight was from Gatwick Airport in London and the departure time was...