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….
Lyon
Travelling by train to Lyon
We travelled by train from Milan, Italy to Lyon, France‘s second largest city. It was our first time there. I’d heard that Lyon is a city of fine cuisine, so I was excited….
This is our only choice in Clusone
We visited Clusone in Northern Italy for my husband’s Tai Chi event. We had a reservation for lunch at a restaurant called Commercio Mas-Ci’. We had actually visited this restaurant in June and…
To the church to see a painting
Toledo in Spain is the place where the Greek painter, El Greco lived and there are a lot of his paintings. In Iglesia de Santo Tome, there is the famous “The Burial…
A glass of beer on the way back from the castle
It was a hot day when we went up to the Bratislava Castle in Slovakia. So on the way back, we stopped at …
Had a rest at a herb garden
On the day when we took a taxi to tour around Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, Japan, we passed lunch time without noticing, so instead of having a proper lunch, we had a…
USSR, Moscow 1980 – 3
This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. Walking around in Moscow, we were surprised to see no foods on the shelves in the supermarket, included the famous department store called Gum. But in the hotel we...
San Antonio de Areco, the Gaucho town
The next day, we had an excursion to San Antonio de Areco from Buenos Aires in Argentina. This town is situated 113km northwest of Buenos Aires in the Pampas with the population...
Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand‘s story began in April 1940 when its forerunner airline, Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL) was incorporated. The route network was expanded from Australia and the Pacific to Asia, the USA, the UK...
Beer country
Poland is a beer country. It was memorable that when I ordered beer instead of wine at a restaurant, the waiter bobbed his head in approval with a big smile in Krakow in...
Fujiya Hotel
We stayed in Fujiya Hotel in Hakone, which has a long history since 1878. The interior is made according to the image of Western for Japanese people in those days and it is...
Second Tuscan restaurant
On the second day in Florence, Italy, we had a reservation for lunch at a restaurant called Antico Ristoro di Cambi. We have lunch as our main meal of the day, as long as circumstances...
Parmigiano Reggiano
Elimia Romagna in Italy is famous for its wonderful foods and one of the most well-known one is Parmigiano Reggiano (Parmesan cheese). Often used as a topping on pasta dish, but I like...
train journey in England in the middle of the pandemic
In July, short time after the society started moving again, though the pandemic was still with us, we conjured up our courage to have a short holiday within England. The destination...
