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…

Italy

Painting of Francesca

The main attraction in Arezzo in Italy would be the paintings in Church of San Francesco. This “Legend of the True Cross” was painted by Piero della Francesca from 1452 to 1466…

Croatia

Churches are deadly serious

We used the last day in Zadar in Croatia for visiting churches. The weather was not very nice, so it was the best day to spend time indoor. The old town…

Vietnam

Statue of Shiva without head

There is a statue of Shiva in the ruin of My Son in Vietnam. “Why is there no head?” Mr.Hai, our guide asked in Japanese. I think his way of guiding us…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Moscow-USSR-4

This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. There were some small things that impressed me in Moscow, because things were different from the west: One of these was that the newspapers were basically free and a...
shopping
Hotels

the changeable weather in St Ives

We stayed at Poldhu Guest House in St Ives in Cornwall, the south western end of England. Because we decided to come to St Ives quite late, when we tried booking a...
airlines
Airlines

Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds

We love exploring new destinations and the journey is often as exciting as the arrival. While we are currently updating our archives on airlines and flight experiences, we look forward to sharing more insights on...
food
Food

the tuna bowl and sightseeing boat in Misaki

After enjoying Umanose Domon on the Jogashima Island in Miura City in Japan, we walked to Jogashima Lighthouse. There was a path above Umanose Domon and the view from there was picturesque,...
hotels
Hotels

Hollander Hof Hotel

This photo is a bit dark as I took it in the evening, but the pink building is our hotel in Heidelberg in Germany. The hotel is called Hollander Hof and situated right...
food
Restaurants

Meals and sudden disasters

On the day we toured Glasgow, Scotland, our main meal was steak at a chain restaurant called Brown’s. Beef is one of Scotland’s specialties, isn’t it. When we chose this restaurant, we didn’t...
food
Food

Mazzancolle

A few decades ago, when my parents travelled to Italy, they learned the name of an Italian dish, mazzancolle. But I did not come across this at all and thought they had made...
transports
Transports

Airport and the flight on the way back

It’s almost time to say goodbye to Barra Island in the Hebrides, Scotland, where we spent the night. We took a bus to the airport from the Castlebay bus stop. The flight was...