The road to Pérouges
On this day, we travelled from Lyon, France, where we were staying, to the nearby village of Pérouges. I had previously searched for easy day trips from Lyon, and Pérouges was the first…
Pérouges
Nighttime drink
On our second day in Lyon, France, after a long day of walking around, we rested at the hotel and then headed out for an evening drink. While we typically have a main…
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…
Mixture of old and new in Armungia
I came here because the woman in Cagliari tourist office recommended, when I said that I wanted to see some typical old villages in Sardinia.Unfortunately, a lot of villages have been renovated and…
The bull in Galleria
If you have been to the Galleria in Milan, you may know about this mosaic bull.You step on his vital spot on your heel and spin 3 times, then you will be lucky.Therefore, there…
The town with blue flames
A lot of the houses in Arraiolos in Alentejo in Portugal have white wall with blue flames. I did not know at that time, but I heard afterwards that blue flames are protecting them…
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...
Handicrafts in Scanno
Scanno, the town in Abruzzo in the middle of Italy, is small but they have high quality handicrafts. It is especially famous for the pendant called Presentosa. We also saw some of them...
Finnair
Finnair Plc is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland with its headquarters in Vantaa and its main hub at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. According to company’s official web site, Finnair is one of world’s oldest...
I tried Mate tea in Iguazu
Our tour leader, who was English but an expert on the life in South America, was drinking Mate all the time from the start of our travels. He had his own cup...
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....
At a restaurant with a trite name
In Poggibonsi, a town in the Tuscany region of Italy, my husband searched the internet and selected a restaurant, then called and made a reservation as usual. Its name is Ristorante Italia. The...
Colombian BBQ and their New Year’s customs
On the way back from Guatape where we went from Medellin in Colombia, our guide and driver took us to a BBQ restaurant. In Colombia, they grill big skewered meats by sticking...
Motorboat
It was a very fine day the next day and we spent all day in Paphos in Cyprus without going anywhere. When we were walking along the harbour area, we found a...
