Paris
That evening’s walk

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…

Paris

The problem in Paris this time

Almost every trip to Paris, France, presents some kind of problem. Trains are convenient for travelling from Milan to Paris. However, in early May, the Gare de Lyon, the Paris train station, was…

Tuscany

Light lunch at an enoteca

We had lunch after visiting the main tourist attractions in Certaldo in the Tuscany region of Italy. We had been curious about Enoteca Boccaccio, which is located across the street from the Boccaccio…

Veneto

Visiting Chioggia, starting with the churches

On the second day in Chioggia in the Veneto region of Italy, after breakfast of a large croissant, cappuccino, and freshly squeezed orange juice at a bar next to the hotel, we went…

Montreal

The famous Montreal Jazz Festival

On the day we arrived in Montreal in Canada was the last day of the famous Montreal Jazz Festival. We had not done any homework, so when the person at the…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

‘Read’ a pasta dish

Talking with a Japanese friend of mine, Koji, who is a wine and food expert, I learned that there is an Italian dish called Napolitan in Japan, which I did not know that existed.
shopping
Shopping

Knives and Baskets

When we were walking in Castelsardo, a town in the north of Sardinia in Italy, we noticed that there were many shops selling knives with sharp blades and colourful handles. The...
airlines
Airlines

Viaggiare in aereo: Connettere mondi

Amiamo esplorare nuove destinazioni e il viaggio è spesso emozionante quanto l’arrivo. Mentre stiamo aggiornando i nostri archivi sulle compagnie aeree e sulle esperienze di volo, non vediamo l’ora di condividere nuovi spunti su come...
food
Food

The Last Place Was a Sake Brewery in Akita

The last place we visited during our family holiday in Akita prefecture, Japan, was a sake brewery. It was called Suzuki Sake Brewery, which makes Japanese sake called “Hideyoshi“. We chose...
hotels
Hotels

Hotel of a satiric writer

We stayed in a hotel called Hotel l’Aretino which was on a corner of the bustling shopping streets. It was very ordinary three star hotel. Both room and breakfast were nothing special....
food
Restaurants

The best foods was lunch at this restaurant

The best foods I had in our short holiday in Taiwan was the lunch at Sin Tai Fung Dumpling House, which was included in our group tour. According to our guide, the staff training...
food
Food

after eating hams, walked in Madrid

We saw Museo del Jamon (ham museum) in Gran Via, the street where our hotel was in Madrid in Spain. When we entered, we realised it was a restaurant. Apparently, it is...
transports
Transports

A bad start of our excursion to Procida

While spending our summer holiday on the island of Ischia in southern Italy, we took a day trip to the nearby island of Procida. On the main street of Forio where we were...