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…
Pérouges
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…
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…
The last meal was meat, too
For the last meal in South America, we had a lot of meat at a restaurant called Churrascaria Carretao near Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro. Nowadays we see Churrascarias everywhere in the…
Beautiful sunset of Irakleio
We moved to Irakleio from Rethymno, our base in Crete. According to my guide book, here the main thing to see was the Archaeological Museum, so we went there to find that it was…
Christmas dinner again and the fancy dress photo session
After the excursion from Villa de Leyva in Colombia, we came back to the village and had a late lunch. We went to the restaurant called El Solar de la Guaca which…
Kabuki show
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in the small town of Kotohira, in Japan, I had the opportunity to see a Kabuki show, thanks to my friend Shogo’s help. This...
Shopping is also a fun part of travelling
As expected, San Gimignano, a tourist destination in the Tuscany region of Italy, was very crowded. A wine festival was being held while the place was overflowing with tourists, making it even more...
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...
Simple Lunch on the Seashore of Anaga
Anaga Natural Park in Tenerife, in Spain, is as large as 14,419 hectares. There are over 120 kinds of endemic plants and animals there, apparently. The jugged mountains are the centre of...
a short visit to Aomori prefecture
On the second day of our family trip to the northern Japan, we went into Aomori prefecture from Iwate prefecture. Well, it was a short stay, though. We had a look at...
Italian restaurant in Bristol
On the day when we flew with the hot air balloon in Bristol in south west England, we had our lunch at an Italian restaurant which was recommended on an internet site....
Cake in Andalucia
On the way from Granada to Ubeda by bus in Spain, we stopped at a place called Jaen for 20 minutes. We went out to the town and found a small market. Here...
Take the new Italo train
From Florence to Mian, we took the new high speed train called ‘Italo’. This is run by the first Italian pivate railway company which is funded by the chairman of Ferrari and...
