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….
See the tranquil church and head to the old town
Near the hotel we stayed at in Lyon, France, we came across a folkloric-looking building with a simple red pattern on its exterior walls. I thought it was probably a monastery, but we…
Restaurants are in a cave, too
In Matera, the cave houses town in south Italy, the restaurants are in the caves, too. You can enjoy the atmosphere and eat quite different foods from the ones in the north like…
The hotel which used to be a residence of a noble family
I went to a small island country in Mediterranean, Malta. The hotel I stayed is called Xara Palace Hotel in an old capital Mdina, which is on the slightly elevated hill and this…
By ferry
The weather was fine on the third day of our stay in Trieste in Italy.We decided to go to Muggia, a fishing village which is even closer to the border.We arrived at…
Udon of Kagawa
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Kagawa prefecture in Japan is famous for its Udon (kind of noodles prepared with flour of wheat). According to my Japanese friend, Udon that you can find...
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...
Alitalia
Compagnia Aerea Italiana S.p.A. (Italian Air Company), operating as Alitalia, is the flag carrier and national airline of Italy, which took over the name, the landing rights, many planes and some other assets from the...
Coca tea for the first time in my life
We drank Coca tea for the first time in our life on the hill of Monserrate in Bogota. Coca, as you know is the leaf which could be processed to make cocaine. Monserrate is the...
To Extremadura though Madrid
We went to Spain again, and this time to spent the year-end and New Year holidays. The destination is Extremadura, which is close to the border with Portugal. We chose here, because we...
a relaxing day in Looe
In the morning of the third day in Looe, the seaside town in Cornwall in south western England, I had ordered pancake for breakfast and got astonished to find that it...
Dynamic Traditional Dish
The first thing we did in Dresden in Germany was to eat. Because our hotel was in the middle of the Old Town, there were a lot of restaurants around there. We...
First, to Glasgow
There is an island called Barra among the Hebrides, which are scattered on the west side of mainland Scotland. If you come here by plane, apparently propeller planes from Glasgow land right on...
