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…
Moret-sur-Loing
Regional cuisine of the Aveyron
The first restaurant we went to in the Bercy district of Paris, France, where we stayed, was L’Auberge Aveyronnaise. My husband found and booked this restaurant online before the trip. It serves cuisine…
The district of Bercy
We easily arrived at Cour St-Emilion station, the nearest metro station to our reserved hotel, via Metro Line 14 from Orly Airport in Paris, France. It was smoother than we expected; we arrived…
Cave hotel
This is our hotel room in Matera in Basilicata, south Italy. Matera is cave town and of course the hotel is in the cave. The room was slightly humid, but warm and comfortable…
Found the scenery I was looking for in Culross
On our third Saturday in Edinburgh, Scotland, we went to Culross, a small town in the Fife region. The weather forecast was bad, so I checked the train connections on Sunday, but it…
At the town of Symi
After visiting Panormitis Monastery on Symi Island in Greece, we came back to the ferry at around 12:15 pm. I had thought it would be a short trip to Gialos, the main…
Osaka castle
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. One of the most important touristic attraction in the city of Osaka is its castle. It was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the three people who...
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...
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...
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...
Movenpick Hotel in Amsterdam
I chose Movenpick Hotel in Amsterdam. They gave me a very big room, which was nice with modern interior with the atmosphere of 70s, a trend of big chain hotels all over the...
This lunch was worth the wait
On our tour of eastern Crete, Greece, we were finally taken to a restaurant. Lunch was included in the tour. We were starving. We stopped at a restaurant in a neighbourhood where construction...
Boiled eggs at Owakudani
Taking the rope-way, we went to Owakudani, where smoke from Hakone volcano was coming out. Here you can eat black boiled eggs. The taste is the same as white ones, though. They sell...
Frecciarossa from Paris to Milan
For the first time, we travelled by train from Paris, France to Milan, Italy. Our starting point was Gare de Lyon, the same station where we took the train to Fontainebleau a few...
