Picturesque stone village
Pérouges, France, is a truly small stone village. The cobblestone streets are part of its charm, but they’re also extremely difficult to navigate. There was a church near the village entrance, so we…
Pérouges
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…
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…
Town hall
There is a big castle like building in Lugo in Emilia Romagna in Italy.The name is Rocca Estense and it is a medieval fortress.I thought it was a ruin and went into…
Photo business
After lunch in Hoi An in Vietnam, there was a short free time, so we went down to the river. There, some picture-perfect middle aged women with a conic hat and a…
Edinburgh in Rain
On Sunday morning, it was raining in Edinburgh. We started walking in the old part of the city, which is on the hill where the castle and our hotel are, then down to…
Meditate in a Zen garden
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in Kansai area I had the opportunity to visit the temple Ryoan-ji in Kyoto, which has one of the most important Zen gardens in...
one day in Isfahan (part 2)
In Isfahan, the ancient capital in Iran, we walked towards Vank Church from our hotel after lunch. On the way, we came across a carpet shop. I popped in just to see...
Emirates airlines
Emirates is an airline based at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to the company’s official website, On 25th October 1985, Emirates flew its first routes out of Dubai with just two...
BHV
We went into a cafe restaurant near Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris for lunch. I had some quiche, which was not bad, but very expensive. You have to avoid the tourist area for eating,...
A town called Torquay
The reason why we chose Torquay, a town in southwest England, as our last domestic trip in the UK is because there was someone we wanted to meet. My husband meets her every...
Lunch and Decorative Plate
The last thing in our Amalfi Coast tour in southern Italy was late lunch. The guide took us to a restaurant called Calajanara in Conca dei Marini where there is an “Emerald...
Sea urchin
After we enjoyed the night view in Hakodate, it was the time for dinner.We went to the restaurant called “Uni Murakami” which I had already chosen from our guide book by taxi.The...
A quaint lift
This is an old lift called Santa Justa in the middle of Lisbon. When you are walking on the pedestrianised street, you will see this suddenly. Apparently it was build towards the...
