Lyon
In search of a bouchon

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...

Lyon

Eyeball Art

While walking through the old town of Lyon, France, a shop caught my eye. At first, I didn’t know what it was, so we just walked past, thinking maybe they sold natural stones….

Lyon

It had only two stars

We stayed at Hotel Vaubecour in Lyon, France. As usual, we chose this hotel on Booking.com based on its location, reputation, and price, but when we got there, it only had two stars….

Portugal

A town called Beja

After spending a few days in Evora in Portugal, we came to a town called Beja, about 50km south of Evora. This is an ordinary small town where ordinary people live, in contrast…

Belgrade

They Say Belgrade is the Oldest Town in Europe

The next place we stopped at during the walking tour in Belgrade, in Serbia, was a mosque. This mosque is called Bajrakli Mosque and it is not only the last mosque in the city, but…

England

Enjoy ballet at Royal Opera House

I love ballet. I gave up becoming a professional dancer long time ago, but still, I sometimes go and see performances. In England the top company is the Royal Ballet. Usually I am…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

A Restaurant, Europe and Japan together

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. I read recently that in Italy some restaurants that serve mix of Italian and Japanese cookings. In Osaka, in Japan, I had the opportunity to have a...
shopping
Shopping

Various things in Lisbon

We returned to Lisbon’s Rossio station from Sintra, Portugal, and then took a taxi to the Parliament building near our home (Airbnb). From here, we walked to Naco, a delicatessen shop that we...
airlines
Airlines

JAL Japan Airlines

JAL Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (JAL) (Nihon Kōkū Kabushiki-gaisha) is an airline headquartered in Shinagawa, in Tokyo, Japan. It is the flag carrier of Japan and its main hubs are Tokyo’s Narita International Airport and...
food
Food

Korean BBQ

Korea is famous for its barbecue.The most impressive thing there was the thickness of the tongue.I usually eat very thin ones..The dipping was somewhat different from the one I am used to, a...
hotels
Hotels

The room, the town and the dinner

The room was finally ready at Torlacite Kashta, a guesthouse in Chiprovtsi, a town in north western Bulgaria. We went out the back door of the room that works as the dining room...
food
Restaurants

current Poland and ‘UkiUki’ restaurant

My husband asked Mariusz, our guide who took us around for the Communism Tour, about the current situation in Poland. So he stopped the minibus on a bridge and started chatting. According...
transports
Transports

The pleasure boat on Danube

After taking a break at a nice hotel in Budapest, Hungary, we took the metro train to the Danube River, which runs through the town. Or rather, when we were about to go,...