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…
Lyon
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….
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…
Cherry blosssoms
One of the purposes of this holiday was to see cherry blossoms in Japan. But the time when we could get days off easily was after the blossoms’ peak time in Kanto area. But…
Three castles
This is a photo of one of the three castles in Bellinzona, about 30 minutes’ train journey from Lugano, Switzerland. Each castle seems to have worked as a fortress at their own altitude….
A church that looked like a hammam
The end of the year in Palermo, Italy, where I was gradually recovering. On New Year’s Eve, we first went to see the Pretoria Fountain in Piazza Pretoria. I had been sick and…
Meditate in a Zen garden
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in Kansai area I had the opportunity to visit the temple Ryoan-ji in Kyoto, which has one of the most important Zen gardens in...
enjoyed Kashgar one more day
On the third day in Kashgar in the western part in Xinjiang in China, we rented a bicycle and went to Afaq Khoja Mausoleum. I struggled to pedal on the slope with...
Korean Air
The air transport industry in Korea was initially formed with the establishment of Korea National Airlines (KNA), a private company in 1948. However, as a result of insufficient demand for air traffic, its inability to...
the indoor market in Alghero
It was the third day in Alghero, the town in north western Sardinia in Italy. This holiday was so-called ‘Worcation’, so my posts are naturally more like my diary. We had light...
The room, the town and the dinner
The room was finally ready at Torlacite Kashta, a guesthouse in Chiprovtsi, a town in north western Bulgaria. We went out the back door of the room that works as the dining room...
Munich there
The first restaurant we went in Trieste in Italy was called ‘ Kapuziner ‘ which served Bavarian foods. It was just next to our hotel and the taxi driver recommended it. The...
Foods at roadside
After being disappointed by the soup we had in a cafe within the Prague castle and when we were walking towards the old town, we found this hand-made crisps on the road....
revisit Buenos Aires
We decided to spend our Easter Holiday in Buenos Aires in Argentina. We have been there before, about two years ago, but that was a part of the grand tour visiting three...
