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….

Monsanto

Doll and tambour

One of the souvenirs of Monsanto in Portugal is this doll called Marfona.It is made based on a cross with some rag.Apparently it is symbolised Greek Goddess of fertility called Maria.People put…

Lombardy

The story that our rental car was towed

I’m not talking about the trip itself this time, but have you ever had the experience of a parked rental car disappearing the next day? It happened to us. While staying in Seregno,…

Syracuse

Walk in the twilight and a restaurant

After seeing a puppet show, a famous Sicilian performing art, in Syracuse, Italy, we took a walk in the old town of Ortigia. From the south to the north along the east…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Mount Konpira

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Before leaving the town of Kotohira, our aim was climbing up the mount Konpira and visiting the temple located on the peak. The path was quite difficult...
shopping
Shopping

one day in Isfahan (part 2)

In Isfahan, the ancient capital in Iran, we walked towards Vank Church from our hotel after lunch. On the way, we came across a carpet shop. I popped in just to see...
airlines
Airlines

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...
food
Food

Tigelle bread and others

On this day, we made a reservation at a restaurant called Ma Lo’ in the town of Carpi in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. As usual, my husband found this restaurant online. Located...
hotels
Hotels

The Hotel by Martin Margiela

I went to Paris by Eurostar.I bought the return train tickets and the hotel as a set which was quite reasonable price, so I did not notice until I get there, but the...
food
Restaurants

The Lobster Spaghetti in Castelsardo

The weather did not improve on the next day of our short holiday in Sardinia in Italy. We asked the receptionist in our hotel for some ideas of things to do...
food
Food

Foods at roadside

After being disappointed by the soup we had in a cafe within the Prague castle and when we were walking towards the old town, we found this hand-made crisps on the road....
transports
Transports

Going Around Lisbon with a Tuk Tuk

On Monday afternoon in Lisbon in Portugal,  the museums were closed and we did not have a specific plan. Then we noticed the Tuk Tuk waiting for customers at the Largo do...