Pérouges
Picturesque stone village

Picturesque stone village

Pérouges, France, is a truly small stone village. The cobblestone streets are part of its charm, but they’re also extremely difficult to navigate. There was a church near the village entrance, so we...

Pérouges

The road to Pérouges

On this day, we travelled from Lyon, France, where we were staying, to the nearby village of Pérouges. I had previously searched for easy day trips from Lyon, and Pérouges was the first…

Lyon

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…

Niigata

The Beef and Sake in Murakami

We visited Murakami City in the Niigata prefecture with our friends who live in Niigata city. On the day, it was raining hard in Kanto, where we started, and we wanted to take…

Emilia Romagna

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…

Buenos Aires

The Murals in La Boca

I continue talking about the walking tour we had in La Boca in Buenos Aires, the capital city of Argentina. In a place a little bit away from the main Caminito Street, there was a children’s…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Sakè in Japan

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In Italy the word sakè indicates a particular alcoholic drink typical from Japan, but the reality is not exatcly like that. In fact, in Japan the word...
shopping
Shopping

Emerald in Bogotà

Some days before we left for Colombia, I was at an antique complex in London and a vendor told me “This emerald is from Colombia. The emeralds of Colombia is the best in the world“....
airlines
Airlines

Air India

Air India is India’s national flag carrier. Although air transport was born in India on February 18, 1911 when Henri Piquet, flying a Humber bi-plane, carried mail from Allahabad to Naini Junction, some six miles...
food
Food

Bread is very good

This is a photo of the garlic bread I ate in a cafe in Hoi An in Vietnam. It was lovely for them to serve it like this on some leaves, which...
hotels
Hotels

Rather flashy hotel in Granada

The first hotel I stayed in Granada was called Alhambra Palace.It is near the Alhambra itself and the view from the hotel was excellent.The service was good, too.But…Well, some people may love it,...
food
Food

Delicious food that looks bad for you

I continue talking about our journey in Spain during the year-end and New Year holidays. The next day, we left Extremadura and went to Salamanca by bus. Salamanca is a university town described...
transports
Transports

By train

I continue my story of our tour in India.On the third day, we got up very early and took a train from the chaotic Delhi station to Amritsar in the north.In the...