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….
Lyon
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…
It had only two stars
We stayed at Hotel Vaubecour in Lyon, France. As usual, we chose this hotel on Booking.com based on its location, reputation, and price, but when we got there, it only had two stars….
Miyako-jima Taiken Craft Village
The last place we visited on our lovely holiday in Miyako-jima, the island in Okinawa in Japan, was Taiken Craft Village, located within the Tropical Botanical Garden with a lot of subtropical…
Walk in Motomachi
We only went inside of Old British Consulate and Old Public Hall in Motomachi in Hakodate, Japan, but there were more historical western style houses. For example, this is the phoro of…
President of Ukraine
Do you know who the president of Ukraine is? It is currently Yanukovych, who was the opposition leader when there was an Orange Revolution which was highly thought by Americans and Western Europeans in…
Visiting an exhibition of Ukiyo-e
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. A lot of people in Italy know the artist Katsushika Hokusai and his works, for example “the wave” or “36 views of mount Fuji”. They are on...
Eye of Naxos
This is a photo of ” Eye of Naxos “. The tour guide had a pendant and earrings and they were on my mind during the tour. They were sold a...
British Airways
British Airways (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, based in Waterside, near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. According to the company’s official web site, on 25 August 1919, British...
Watermelon
After enjoying our walk along the promenade and tasting the lovely ice cream in Italy, we headed back to our B&B. On the way, we found this stall selling only watermelon....
Family run hotel
I visited Turin in Italy for the first time. The hotel we stayed was Hotel Principi D’Acaja, a three star hotel housed in an early 20th century villa. It is located in...
At a restaurant with a trite name
In Poggibonsi, a town in the Tuscany region of Italy, my husband searched the internet and selected a restaurant, then called and made a reservation as usual. Its name is Ristorante Italia. The...
Colombian BBQ and their New Year’s customs
On the way back from Guatape where we went from Medellin in Colombia, our guide and driver took us to a BBQ restaurant. In Colombia, they grill big skewered meats by sticking...
Into the clouds
The second historical and pretty train we took in Isle of Man was Snaefell Mountain Railway. It goes from Laxey up to the top of Snaefell, the only mountain in the...
