Lombardy
To Pizzighettone

To Pizzighettone

We visited Pizzighettone in Lombardy, Italy, to enjoy the autumn scenery before the days got too short. It’s an old town about 66 kilometres southeast of Milan, just over an hour’s drive from...

Lyon

Mural and trouble

Lyon, France, is home to many murals. It’s fun to wander around and look at them. After lunch, we still had some time before our return train, so we walked around a bit…

Lyon

This is a real bouchon

For our last day in Lyon, France, we made a reservation at La Meuniere, which was at the top of the list of recommended bouchons. It had closed two days prior, so we…

Lyon

Two churches

On our final day of a short trip to Lyon, France, the sky was a deep blue, a stark contrast to the previous day. First, we went to see the cathedral in the…

Bulgaria

Changing of the guards

 This is the ceremony of changing of the guards in Sofia, Bulgaria. They are protecting the Presidency. According to our guide,  the president is a kind of symbol. She said ‘ I don’t think…

Lombardy

Another funicular in Bergamo

This was the second time for me to visit Bergamo and for the first time I went up to the second hill there.I did not know there is another funicular railways to go…

England

World largest waterwheel

There is the world largest working waterwheel in Laxey in Isle of Man. It is called The Great Laxey Wheel, but the official name is Lady Isabella. Isabella is the name…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

The beautiful town of Akashi

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. On the second day in Osaka, after breakfast, we met a Japanese friend who lives here. His name is Mr. Okazawa and he became our guide. We...
shopping
Shopping

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....
airlines
Airlines

Swiss International Airlines

According to official we site, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) serves 69 destinations (winter schedule 2012/13) in 37 countries all over the world from its Zurich hub and the further Swiss international airports of Basel...
food
Food

Starters are main thing in Puglia

In Martina Franca in Puglia, southern Italy, we went to a restaurant called I Templari which we found online.I had forgotten that in Puglia, the main thing was the starter.Most of the...
hotels
Hotels

Seville for the first time in 10 years

This is the first time in 10 years that we have been to Seville, the capital of the Andalusian region of Spain. About an hour and a half by train from Osuna, a...
food
Restaurants

Disappointing restaurant

It was New Year’s Eve in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. We had made a reservation before going on this trip to this restaurant because we thought there would be only a few restaurants open...
food
Food

Sweet Salami

When we went to Mantova in Italy, we looked for a restaurant called Trattoria Due Cavallini which was in a restaurant guidebook. This was one of those old Italian restaurants with a long...
transports
Transports

Metro, tragedy and hospital

After taking a peek at the El Corte Inglés department store in Lisbon, Portugal, we decided to take the metro from there. This was our first time on the Lisbon metro. There was...