That evening’s walk
After enjoying a delicious lunch in the Bercy district of Paris, France, we finally checked into our hotel. This time, we stayed at the Ibis, a chain hotel. As I mentioned before, the…
Moret-sur-Loing
Regional cuisine of the Aveyron
The first restaurant we went to in the Bercy district of Paris, France, where we stayed, was L’Auberge Aveyronnaise. My husband found and booked this restaurant online before the trip. It serves cuisine…
The district of Bercy
We easily arrived at Cour St-Emilion station, the nearest metro station to our reserved hotel, via Metro Line 14 from Orly Airport in Paris, France. It was smoother than we expected; we arrived…
Mostar is the tourist destination
Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a famous tourist destination. There were many tourists there, but individual one who came from Sarajevo by bus like me were minority. Most of them seemed…
Gallipoli, where a lot of lives were lost
The first place our group tour visited was Gallipoli peninsula. I did not know but in WW1, a lot of lives were lost here. It seems that because the Allied Forces did not…
Enjoy Kaga Yuzen
I wanted to see how they make Kaga Yuzen, a traditional dyeing craft in Kanazawa, Japan, so went to the Chamber of Traditional Industry of Kaga Yuzen . But because it was lunch…
‘Read’ a pasta dish
Talking with a Japanese friend of mine, Koji, who is a wine and food expert, I learned that there is an Italian dish called Napolitan in Japan, which I did not know that existed.
meeting Sani people in Shilin
As of April 2020, the COVID-19 is raging all over the world and we cannot even go out of our house, let alone travel. Therefore I decided to talk about my old travels. These happened...
Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds
We love exploring new destinations and the journey is often as exciting as the arrival. While we are currently updating our archives on airlines and flight experiences, we look forward to sharing more insights on...
Ice cream for breakfast?
In the morning in Syracuse in the southeastern part of Sicily, Italy, we went out for an Italian breakfast, croissants and cappuccino. The Airbnb where we stayed was in the new town,...
The wonderful spiral staircase
In Genova, I stayed in Bristol Palace Hotel.When I was checking in, I looked up and found this magnificent staircase.This is very European traditional hotel with very spacious room and the nicely patterned...
Very old restaurant
For lunch in Windsor in England, we went to a restaurant called “Castello” which served Mediterranean foods. The building was very old, apparently built in 1423. The circular says ” it is...
Queue to eat big bowl of seafood
The small restaurants in Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo opens at around 4 am and closes at 1 pm.It must have been only for the workers of the market, but now they are for...
To Zemun by Bus
On the next day, we joined a tour to Zemun, a historic part of Belgrade in Serbia. We joined many tours during our short holiday in Serbia, which was good in...
