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….

England

To Isle of Wight

We joined a one day tour to Isle of Wight, south of England, because I found a good discount offer.The meeting time was very early.The bus journey from London was 2 and…

Yalta

Cold water

They said that our hotel had a special beach for the guests, so we went there. It was not really a beach, but a structure on top of the rocky waterfront…

Tubingen

A relaxing moment on a small boat

The weather improved on the third day of our short holiday in southern Germany. As planned, we took a trip from Stuttgart, where we were staying, to Tübingen. Stuttgart is undergoing heavy construction,…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

‘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.
airlines
Airlines

American Airlines

On the morning of April 15, 1926, a young aviator named Charles A. Lindbergh stowed a bag of mail in his little DH-4 biplane and took off from Chicago for St. Louis. Later that day,...
food
Food

Only a Starter, But a Lot

We went to our favourite seafood restaurant in Milan with our family, who had just arrived from Japan. This restaurant is famous for its mixed seafood starter, because they serve many kinds...
hotels
Hotels

Hollander Hof Hotel

This photo is a bit dark as I took it in the evening, but the pink building is our hotel in Heidelberg in Germany. The hotel is called Hollander Hof and situated right...
food
Restaurants

Rice porridge

The restaurant we went in Hue was called Moc Vien. We were in the tailor-made individual tour, but ushered to a big room where two Japanese groups were eating. This restaurant seemed...
food
Food

Eat oysters

Because I said I like oysters, Max, the tour leader took us to a small town called Curaco de Velez by ferry from the main Chiloe Island in Chile. There are apparently...
transports
Transports

from Dunhuang to Uighur world through Hami

At the beginning of the third week of our grand across China travel, we headed west for Hami from Dunhuang by bus. The bus was as battered as the one to Xiahe....