Paris
Romeo and Juliet at the Bastille

Romeo and Juliet at the Bastille

After spending a night at a friends’ house in Fontainebleau, France, our friend and her husband joined us in Paris. After meeting up with mutual friends—a couple living in Paris and another in...

After eating galettes, we went to the palace
Moret-sur-Loing

After eating galettes, we went to the palace

In Moret-sur-Loing, France, we had lunch at a crepe shop by the river. The restaurant was called La Poterne. Apparently, there are roughly two types of crepes: sweet ones are called crepes, and…

A beautiful town of history and art
Moret-sur-Loing

A beautiful town of history and art

On the second day of our short trip to France, we went to Fontainebleau, where our friends live. Normally, you can go directly from Lyon station in Paris, but due to station construction,…

That evening’s walk
Paris

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…

surprising underground network in Orvieto
Umbria

Surprising underground network in Orvieto

Something which was even more impressive than the gorgeous cathedral in Orvieto in Umbria, Italy was the underground network. There was a tour starting near the Cathedral to visit this underground world,…

Isola Bella
Lombardy

Isola Bella

The Isola Bella ( Beautiful Island ) is also one of the Borromeo family’s islands.They have their palace and the garden there, but we did not go in this time.I could see…

Learning Tango
Buenos Aires

Learning Tango

I have already talked about the tango show we saw in Buenos Aires in Argentina. We learned a couple of tango steps there and because we enjoyed it so much, we both…

miranda-friends
The beautiful town of Akashi
Miranda Friends

The beautiful town of Akashi

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. On the second day in Osaka, after breakfast, we met a Japanese friend who lives here. His name is Mr. Okazawa and he became our guide. We...
shopping
enjoyed Kashgar one more day
Shopping

enjoyed Kashgar one more day

On the third day in Kashgar in the western part in Xinjiang in China, we rented a bicycle and went to Afaq Khoja Mausoleum. I struggled to pedal on the slope with...
airlines
Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds
Airlines

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...
food
had a rest at a herb garden
Food

had a rest at a herb garden

On the day when we took a taxi to tour around Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, Japan, we passed lunch time without noticing, so instead of having a proper lunch, we had a...
hotels
Homely hotel
Hotels

Homely hotel

The German gem stone town called Idar-Oberstein is divided into two areas, Idar and Oberstein. Our hotel was in Oberstein side near the railway station. The name is City Hotel Garni. It seemed...
food
All the way to eat seafood
Restaurants

All the way to eat seafood

We went to eat seafood to Matosinhos in the suburbs of Oporto, Portugal. Matosinhos is a seaside port town about 10 kilometers north of Oporto. At first, we were planning to go to...
food
After eating galettes, we went to the palace
Food

After eating galettes, we went to the palace

In Moret-sur-Loing, France, we had lunch at a crepe shop by the river. The restaurant was called La Poterne. Apparently, there are roughly two types of crepes: sweet ones are called crepes, and...
transports
This time, a long journey by bus
Transports

This time, a long journey by bus

During this trip to Bulgaria, we didn’t plan to do sightseeing in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria because we had visited there on a tour before. However, due to the public transport network,...