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….
See the tranquil church and head to the old town
Near the hotel we stayed at in Lyon, France, we came across a folkloric-looking building with a simple red pattern on its exterior walls. I thought it was probably a monastery, but we…
The Beautiful Staircase in Queen’s House in Greenwich
We entered the site of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich in the east of London from the side of Greenwich Park. The first thing we noticed was the huge ship in a bottle. This…
El Tubo in Zaragoza
After a rest in our hotel in Zaragoza in Spain, we went out to see the town. Our destination was the area called El Tubo. It is a famous place that there…
Cuban holiday : on the way from Havana to Trinidad
The day after arriving in Havana, Cuba, after breakfast at the hotel, we went outside for a while and laughed because the town looked like Lecce in Southern Italy. I also found a…
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...
The cheese market in Chiswick
A hobby class teacher told us that a cheese market would be held in the Chiswick district in western London, so we went there. The classroom is also in this Chiswick, but for...
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...
Already 10 years anniversary
I popped into Marunouchi Building near Tokyo railway station and got surprised to see the big banner saying this is their 10th year since they renewed this building. Already 10 year! I went...
the scene on the train and about the Ryokan
We went to Jigokudani in Nagano prefecture in Japan to see Japanese Monkeys. First, we took the Shinkansen, the bullet train, to Nagano station. Then we changed to Nagano Electric Railway to...
Afternoon tea and Japanese foods
During our one-month stay in Edinburgh, a couple of friends who live in London came to visit us. It’s been at least a year and a half since we’ve met, because the last...
Get fat in Rome
We crossed the Tiber and went into the area called Trastevere, where Bohemians used to gather. Here we went in to one of the restaurants called Bruno alla Lungaretta which we decided...
Necessity of the funiclar trains
The railway station of Lugano is far up on the hill and you have to go all the way down to the town itself.They use the funicular trains for that.It is nice and...
