Moret-sur-Loing
A beautiful town of history and art

A beautiful town of history and art

On the second day of our short trip to France, we went to Fontainebleau, where our friends live. Normally, you can go directly from Lyon station in Paris, but due to station construction,...

Paris

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…

Paris

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…

Paris

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…

Turin

Via Po in Turin

The taxi driver we met in Turin in Italy knew a lot of things in art history in his town.This street in the photo is Via Po, which links Piazza Reale and…

Valle d'Aosta

The restaurant right next to the gate

We were exhausted when we came back to Aosta after seeing the castles in Valle d’Aosta, the north western tip of Italy, but as we had booked a table in a restaurant at…

Scotland

Meet the Highland Cows

It was one of the most exciting experiences in Scotland when we met the hairly Highland cows.

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Meditate in a Zen garden

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in Kansai area I had the opportunity to visit the temple Ryoan-ji in Kyoto, which has one of the most important Zen gardens in...
airlines
Airlines

Viaggiare in aereo: Connettere mondi

Amiamo esplorare nuove destinazioni e il viaggio è spesso emozionante quanto l’arrivo. Mentre stiamo aggiornando i nostri archivi sulle compagnie aeree e sulle esperienze di volo, non vediamo l’ora di condividere nuovi spunti su come...
food
Food

after eating hams, walked in Madrid

We saw Museo del Jamon (ham museum) in Gran Via, the street where our hotel was in Madrid in Spain. When we entered, we realised it was a restaurant. Apparently, it is...
hotels
Hotels

Hotel of a satiric writer

We stayed in a hotel called Hotel l’Aretino which was on a corner of the bustling shopping streets. It was very ordinary three star hotel. Both room and breakfast were nothing special....
food
Food

Hida Beef

We went to Takayama from Shirakawago in Japan by bus. What I was looking forward to in Takayama was...
transports
Transports

Keep it up, Red Arrow!

In the Duomo square in Milan, Italian National Railway's 'Red Arrow' was exhibited.This is apparently the newest model called 'Freccia Rossa 1000'.It can run at 400km/h, and it will be operated to run actually...