Lombardy
To Pizzighettone

To Pizzighettone

We visited Pizzighettone in Lombardy, Italy, to enjoy the autumn scenery before the days got too short. It’s an old town about 66 kilometres southeast of Milan, just over an hour’s drive from...

Lyon

Mural and trouble

Lyon, France, is home to many murals. It’s fun to wander around and look at them. After lunch, we still had some time before our return train, so we walked around a bit…

Lyon

This is a real bouchon

For our last day in Lyon, France, we made a reservation at La Meuniere, which was at the top of the list of recommended bouchons. It had closed two days prior, so we…

Lyon

Two churches

On our final day of a short trip to Lyon, France, the sky was a deep blue, a stark contrast to the previous day. First, we went to see the cathedral in the…

Ishigaki Island

Two Italian restaurants on Ishigaki Island

While we were staying on Ishigaki Island in Okinwa, Japan, we went to two Italian restaurants. One was called Il Pozzo. When we were walking on the back streets in the Ishigaki…

Greece

Our base in Crete

Our base in Crete was in Rethymno. I cannot remember why we chose here, but I am sure that it was a right decision. It is touristy for sure, but still had the atmosphere…

Emilia Romagna

A town whose name is hard to remember

As the weather in Northern Italy was sunny this November, we went to a town called Castell’Arquato in Emilia-Romagna this time. No matter how many times you say it, it’s hard to remember…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Eat Italian food in Tokyo

This is my friend, Bangly's posting. Usually when I travel I like to be totally absorbed in local customs, so I eat only local foods because foods are one of the forms of...
shopping
Shopping

Selling by weight

In Volterra in Tuscany in Italy, we found one accessory shop which reproduce the ancient designs of Etruscans. The shop is called Fabula Etrusca and it is a cooperative of 5...
airlines
Airlines

Thai Airways International

Thai Airways International Public Company Limited is the national carrier of the Kingdom of Thailand. It operates domestic, regional and intercontinental flights radiating from its home base in Bangkok to key destinations around the world...
hotels
Hotels

The hotel in Aero Island

In Aero Island, I stayed in a hotel called Aerohus.The main building was built 1836, but I stayed in an annex which contains two rooms with a small kitchen.It looked like having been...
food
Restaurants

Lovely Lunch in La Laguna

On the last day in La Laguna, the old capital city of Tenerife in Spain, it was a fairly cool day, so we chose to walk in the sunshine, unlike the day...
food
Food

Eat a sausage in Rynek Glowny

Before forgetting all, I would like to write about my travel in the past. First, Krakow in Poland I went in May 2009 with a friend of mine. I remember that because the...
transports
Transports

Funicular I wanted to ride

We have visited Lisbon, Portugal several times, but we have never actually seen the funicular that I sometimes see in the pictures. That’s why I definitely wanted to ride this time. We hadn’t...