Nighttime drink
On our second day in Lyon, France, after a long day of walking around, we rested at the hotel and then headed out for an evening drink. While we typically have a main…
Pérouges
To Fourvière Hill
On our second day in Lyon, France, we climbed Fourvière Hill after lunch. There’s a funicular, so we decided to use that. The 72-hour metro ticket we bought on the first day was…
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…
Unspoiled Alicudi
I had an another boat trip to visit Alicudi, one of the Eolian Islands off Sicily.When we arrived there, it was just a lunch time, so I went straight to one canteen.The man…
Kitsch taste of the Portuguese royal family
The Sintra National Palace in the middle of the town of Sintra in Portugal was as eccentric as the Pena Palace on the mountain. For example, “Swan Room” (pictured on the cover), which…
Mahjong
This is a photo of a part of the golden room in Pelisor Castle in Sinaia, Romania. This 70 room castle is a home of Ferdinand the first and his family. He…
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...
Blue John and Haircut
On the last day of our short holiday in Lincoln, the city in the middle of England, we went into a jewellery shop that had interested me during our stay. The reason...
Aeroflot airlines
Aeroflot – Russian airline, commonly known as Aeroflot, is the flag carrier of the Russian federation. The carrier operates domestic and international passenger services, mainly from its hub at Sheremetyevo International Airport. According to them...
Purveyor to Japanese tourists?
Our last feast in Rome was at Da Felice a Testaccio, which was included in the list our friend made.It is in Testaccio area which used to be a working class town.But...
Quite good B&B
In Sarajevo, I stayed in a hotel called Kandilj Pansion.I do not know how you pronounce it.It is too small to call it a hotel with about 10 rooms.It was convenient, located...
Waited more than one hour
We went to a restaurant called “Nishiki” in Izu Atagawa, which was listed in my friend’s guide book. The book said ” Be careful, there is another restaurant with the similar name”....
Choose tapas bars carefully
There are many tapas bars in Seville, the capital of the Andalusian region of Spain. According to the guidebook, Seville is the birthplace of tapas, and there are as many as 3,000 tapas...
Light lunch and off we went to Zafra
After visiting the Roman bridge and the Roman theatre and stadium in Merida, a town of Roman ruins in western Spain, we were quite tired and hungry. So we decided to have a...
