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…
Lyon
A slightly sophisticated evening drink
When we returned to Lyon from Pérouges, France, I was so exhausted that I thought I’d had enough for the day. However, after a short rest, I felt much better. Thank goodness. I…
The day I lost faith in AI
After a meal in Pérouges, one of France‘s most beautiful villages, we enjoyed a stroll around the town. The village originally developed around a fortress built in the 12th century. Despite being located…
Roman Holiday
We spent a few days’ #holiday in #Rome.For me, it was the third visit and the last time was 17 years ago with my parents.The time before was when I was a…
Disaster at the end of the holiday
Our summer holiday on the island of Ischia in southern Italy is almost over. At noon, we checked out of the Airbnb we were staying at in Forio and revisited La Tinaia, a…
Gorgeous university
On the last day of our holiday in Portugal, we finally managed to get to the old university in Coimbra. It is broadly accepted that this university was founded on the 1…
Stay in a Ryokan
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In the touristic town of Kotohira, in Kagawa prefecture, I stayed one night in a tipical Japanese hotel (Ryokan), called Tsuruya. My Japanese friend Shogo, who accompanied...
meeting Sani people in Shilin
As of April 2020, the COVID-19 is raging all over the world and we cannot even go out of our house, let alone travel. Therefore I decided to talk about my old travels. These happened...
Finnair
Finnair Plc is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland with its headquarters in Vantaa and its main hub at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. According to company’s official web site, Finnair is one of world’s oldest...
Parmigiano Reggiano
Elimia Romagna in Italy is famous for its wonderful foods and one of the most well-known one is Parmigiano Reggiano (Parmesan cheese). Often used as a topping on pasta dish, but I like...
stayed in a B&B and had great seafood
We stayed in a B&B called Maison Fleurie in Pescara, a seaside town in Abruzzo in the middle of Italy. B&B’s in England are usually bigger but ordinary residential houses where the...
Sushi, cruise and coloured carp in Niigata
On the last day of our short trip to Sado and Niigata, Japan, we went out to have a sushi lunch. The restaurant we chose was called ‘Sekai Zushi’ and was taking...
Local beer everywhere
In the island of Mando, I thought there was nothing other than the nature, but I found something special, which is the local beer. Well, the beer itself was not that special, but...
Motorboat
It was a very fine day the next day and we spent all day in Paphos in Cyprus without going anywhere. When we were walking along the harbour area, we found a...
