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…
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….
Showing economic difficulty
Ireland was called ‘Celtic Tiger’ until some years ago because of its economic success. But Leman Shock changed the situation and now having a huge debt as a country and they are really…
Visiting Yahiko Shrine, after eating manju
We ate Omokaru-manju, Japanese style bun, before going into Yahiko Shrine in Niigata, because my friend recommended this manju from Kameya shop.There were three tastes, soya sauce, brown sugar and sesame.I wanted to try…
Learning about the Knights of St. John at the old town of Rhodes Town
On the morning of the next day, we visited main places in the historical old town in Rhodes Town in Rhodes, Greece. It just so happened that this weekend was “Tourist Day”,…
The small town of Kotohira
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. The first stop of my travel in Kagawa prefecture in Japan was Kotohira city. During day time this city is very busy because it is located on...
Ryokan with Sunset and Murakami Kibori Tsuishu
We stayed at the seaside Ryokan (a Japanese style hotel) called ‘Taikanso Senami no Yu’ in Murakami in the Niigata Prefecture in Japan. According to the information on the internet, the hot spring...
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, headquartered at Atatūrk Airport in Istanbul. According to company’’s official website, on 20th may 1933, the “State Airlines Administration” operating under the supervision of the...
Eat the Excellent Pastel de Nata at the Famous Shop in Lisbon
There was one another place I wanted to go to while we were in the Belém district in Lisbon, Portugal, which is about 6km west of the city centre. It was the...
Lovely hotel
The Apollonian Palace Hotel in Ermoupoli in Syros was wonderful. We booked the room called Delux Sea View, which ...
Dinner menu for Nobel Prize winners
Sweden is the country which gives the Nobel Prize. They have a dinner after the awarding ceremony in the restaurant here in the City Hall. During the bus tour, I heard that in...
Beer with Honey and Our Meal
Our hotel in Gdansk in Poland was located in the Old Town, which was not that exciting, but fortunately the restaurant recommended on the internet was just around the corner. It was...
the street food market at night and the starry sky tour in Turpan
We decided to join the Starry Sky Tour run by the driver of the donkey carriage which we had taken when we were looking for a hotel in Turpan in China. It...
