Lyon
Nighttime drink

Nighttime drink

On our second day in Lyon, France, after a long day of walking around, we rested at the hotel and then headed out for an evening drink. While we typically have a main...

Lyon

To Fourvière Hill

On our second day in Lyon, France, we climbed Fourvière Hill after lunch. There’s a funicular, so we decided to use that. The 72-hour metro ticket we bought on the first day was…

Lyon

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….

Japan

Old public hall

In Motomachi town in Hakodate in Japan, where there are many western style houses, we visited Old Public Hall of Hakodate Ward. It was completed in 1910 after taking 1 year and…

Germany

German character in the history of Residenz

This is about Residenz in Munich. This palace had been the home of Wittelsbach family who governed this region. The kingdom was extinct in 1918 and in 1920 it was already…

Japan

Traditional ceremony

Our friend said “How about going to the Kanda Shrine and drink Amazake (sweet beverage made from fermented rice or sake lees)?”, so we went there. I have known the name of…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Japanese whisky

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. I like whisky very much. Since I was a boy I have appreciated European whiskies, especially Irish and Scottish. Because I knew that Japan produces good whiskies,...
shopping
Shopping

Shopping in Brasov

You can enjoy shopping in Brasov in Romania, which is a quite big city. This photo is the blouse of their national costume, which I bought there. It is hand embroidered. Actually,...
airlines
Airlines

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...
food
Food

Vineyard

On the way back from Valparaiso to Santiago in Chile, we stopped at a vineyard. This area is called Casablanca Valley and it is the famous wine region in the country. I...
hotels
Hotels

Seville for the first time in 10 years

This is the first time in 10 years that we have been to Seville, the capital of the Andalusian region of Spain. About an hour and a half by train from Osuna, a...
food
Restaurants

a big lump of meat

We ate this big lump of meat in Brno in Czech Republic. This is a dish of Knuckle of Pork and I had thought it was German, but apparently they eat...
food
Food

Seafood and whisky

We had dinner on the Isle of Barra in the Hebrides of Scotland at the hotel we stayed at. The hotel is Castlebay Hotel in Castlebay, the only town-like town on the island....
transports
Transports

Metro, tragedy and hospital

After taking a peek at the El Corte Inglés department store in Lisbon, Portugal, we decided to take the metro from there. This was our first time on the Lisbon metro. There was...