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….
Lyon
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…
It had only two stars
We stayed at Hotel Vaubecour in Lyon, France. As usual, we chose this hotel on Booking.com based on its location, reputation, and price, but when we got there, it only had two stars….
How about men in kilt?
Kilt is the famous costume for men in Scotland. But apparently not all over Scotland, but only in Highland originally. In the era of Queen Victoria, it became a fashion and people started…
It is Italy here, too
A young couple invited us for an excursion to South Tyrol, which is in north east of Italy.A long time ago, when I visited Europe for the first time, our group moved…
The Moomin museum
In Tampere in Finland, there is the Moomin museum. I wonder if you can remember the animation with the song ‘ Hey Moomin, turn around…’ . The original story was written by a Finish…
A Restaurant, Europe and Japan together
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. I read recently that in Italy some restaurants that serve mix of Italian and Japanese cookings. In Osaka, in Japan, I had the opportunity to have a...
Accessory of leaves
I found this accessory in the main street in Alberobello, southern Italy. These are real leaves and gold and silver are on top of it to make it solid. The name of the...
Virgin Atlantic Airlines
According to company’s official web site, Virgin Atlantic Airways is a success story. Back In the early 80s Richard Branson was probably best known for Virgin Records – the legendary record label that signed major...
Last night on the terrace
We stayed in Palermo, Sicily, Italy for about 10 days, and this was our last night here. The Rinascente department store chain was located near the Airbnb where we were staying, and we...
It had only two stars
We stayed at Hotel Vaubecour in Lyon, France. As usual, we chose this hotel on Booking.com based on its location, reputation, and price, but when we got there, it only had two stars....
Happy Birthday at a Sushi Restaurant
While we were staying in Japan this time, one of our family members had their birthday. So we all went to a sushi restaurant to eat a good sushi dish. It...
Finnish Dish
We asked the hotel receptionist to recommend some Finnish restaurants in Helsinki, as it was just about lunch time when we arrived there. She said “Aino is good. They are not so...
leaving Prince Edward Island by a small airplane
On the last day of our stay on Prince Edward Island in Canada, we walked around the port area of Charlottetown after checking out our very good hotel, Great George Hotel....
