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

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,...

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…

Paris

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…

Paris

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…

Greece

Because of their Calamari

We went to this restaurant on the photo twice. This one seemed a family run restaurant with the friendly feeling, different from the stylish ones with the direct sea view. That is…

Nafplio

Summer holiday means swimming in the sea

On our third day in Nafplio, a historic town on the Peloponnese Peninsula in Greece, we went swimming in the sea. Swimming in the sea is an essential part of our summer holiday….

Germany

A Monkey

This is a statue of a monkey located at one end of the Old Bridge (Alte Brucke) in the old town in Heidelberg, Germany. According to the leaflet I got from the tourist…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Sakè in Japan

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In Italy the word sakè indicates a particular alcoholic drink typical from Japan, but the reality is not exatcly like that. In fact, in Japan the word...
shopping
Shopping

Central Market that I hadn’t noticed before

We entered the Central Market in Florence, Italy for the first time. I’ve been to Florence many times since I was young, but I’ve never been here because I was distracted by the...
airlines
Airlines

Viaggiare in aereo: Connettere mondi

Amiamo esplorare nuove destinazioni e il viaggio è spesso emozionante quanto l’arrivo. Mentre stiamo aggiornando i nostri archivi sulle compagnie aeree e sulle esperienze di volo, non vediamo l’ora di condividere nuovi spunti su come...
food
Food

Excellent ale

We had a rest in a pub in Chipping Campden in Cotswolds, England. The pub served foods, but because we had to go further, we just had a half pint of local...
hotels
Hotels

The Hotel in Nice

I chose this hotel after looking at a website, recommending it, but it was not really a 4 star hotel.The ventilator in the bathroom was broken, the telephone did not have a cord,...
food
Restaurants

Sparkling Chioggia

We stayed in Chioggia in the Veneto region of Italy for two nights. It’s been a while since we’ve had an overnight trip since the summer. My husband looked it up in advance...
food
Food

The Seafoods in Oban were excellent!

I stayed two nights in a large house with a very good view of the sea in Oban in Highland in Scotland.As you can see, there is a Colosseum-like monument on the hill...
transports
Transports

Train with no drivers

This is Dockland Light Railway (DLR) which runs in east London. They run without any drivers, just like Yurikamome in Tokyo. I had a look and found that DLR comercially started in 1987 and...